The National FGM Centre, which is run jointly by the Local Government Association and children's charity Barnardo's, was established in March 2015 with £2.1m funding from the Department for Education's Children's Social Care Innovation programme.
Just two months ago concerns were raised about the future of the centre if it did not receive more money from central government.
But children's minister Robert Goodwill will confirm later that it will receive additional money to continue its work.
Other projects to receive funding through the scheme include those run by Derby City Council, The Adolescent and Children's Trust, and Munro, Turnell & Murphy Child Protection Consulting, which is introducing the Signs of Safety practice model across a number of local authorities.
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