The Manchester City forward has been outspoken on the subject this season emerging as a powerful voice in an ongoing battle.
But after insisting that T-shirts and slogans are not going eradicate the problem on their own, he indicated he would talk with the governing body about the best way to move forward.
Sterling advocated stiffer punishments if clubs are to be made to get serious with the issue.
“Teams getting [points] deductions, teams getting kicked out… this is when people start taking it seriously,” he said.
“A few times they get us to wear a T-shirt, that again it is not enough. There needs to be harder punishments.
“If I go to a football game and I support Manchester United, for example, I don’t want to be the person that lets my team down by saying silly remarks in a stadium.
“If you know your team is going to get deducted nine points and not win the league, you are not going to say these racist remarks even though you shouldn’t have it in your head.
“Fining a club £5000 or a fan £300 doesn’t do anything.”
Sterling indicated his willingness to engage with authorities this summer as they seek a solution. “In my off time and holidays, if I can get around and speak to the Football Association and the people in the Premier League, and see how we can look about doing things better in the future, for sure I’ll be there in person to try and do that.”
The City and England forward has twice been on the receiving end of racist abuse this season – at Stamford Bridge in December and on international duty in Montenegro in March.
The player launched his own response to the first incident tackling the media over its portrayal of black players. The FA and PFA then approached him with ideas about how to respond.
“After the situation at Chelsea they came to me with an idea, but I did not agree with it,” said Sterling. “It was a social media blackout but I said I do not agree with what you want to put out.
“It was a social media post that will happen for one day. In two days’ time it will all be forgotten about.”
In April the Professional Footballers’ Association launched the #Enough campaign, with footballers boycotting social media for 24 hours to protest against the response of social networks and football authorities to racism.
FA chairman Greg Clarke is in ongoing discussions with UEFA, including getting more support for referees to take action on discrimination.
And yesterday an FA spokesman welcomed Sterling’s offer of summer talks.
“We know there is more to be done and are committed to this in partnership with others across the game. We look forward to picking up more formally with Raheem once his England commitments are over for the season.”
