The Professional Footballers' Association is to back a plan for the Football Association to appoint up to 28 black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) coaches with England teams at all levels next season, The Times has reported.
The initiative, a joint enterprise between the FA and the PFA next season, will be discussed by FA chief executive Martin Glenn and PFA counterpart Gordon Taylor when England play Italy in a Wembley friendly next week.
Southend United manager Chris Powell could be added to England coach Gareth Southgate's team after the World Cup, and coaches including Charlton under-23 boss Jason Euell are in contention for roles in the national set-up.
Former Wimbledon and Charlton forward Euell has backed the plan, which has already seen ex-Everton striker Danny Cadamarteri, a youth coach at Burnley, working with England's under-18 squad.
The programme will be extended once it has been ratified by the FA board, with the PFA pledging financial backing.
"This is integral to the modernisation of the FA," Taylor told The Times. "If it's implemented correctly, with meaningful roles, it will show the FA really means football is for all."
However, PFA trustee Garth Crooks said he believed Southgate had made "a monumental error of judgment" by not including a black coach in his World Cup set-up amid the threat of racism in Russia.
"He has no idea what he could be subjecting his black players to," Crooks said.
"If Gareth Southgate does not take a Chris Powell or a Chris Ramsey to Russia and our black players are subjected to racial abuse, then it is a dereliction of his duty. They need support."
However, the FA has said that a strong support network for England's black players exists and believes players will be able to deal with any problems that may be encountered.