A £10,000 grant has been pledged for the new Dursley youth club project from Gloucestershire's Police and Crime Commissioner.
The cost of the project is £220,000 and Dursley Town Council is more than halfway towards its target.
Councillors are hoping to be able to give the thumbs up to the start of building soon.
Helping young people become responsible adults is one of the five priorities of Commissioner Martin Surl's Police and Crime Plan to reduce crime and provide more peace and good order.
"I think it's important for an area of this size to have a focus for young people," he said.
"It's an important part of creating a better environment and safer communities."
He announced the grant when he addressed the Dursley Annual Town Meeting.
Dursley's last youth club was sold to make way for a new Sainsbury's supermarket in 2008.