The money, provided by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, will go to a total of 75 projects run by local authorities with the aim of helping up to 43,000 survivors of domestic abuse.
The largest individual sum, £974,540, will go to Hart District Council, in South East England, which led on a bid on behalf of 11 district councils in Hampshire, as well as Hampshire County Council and Dorset Council.
Lancashire County Council will receive £878,208, Westminster City Council will get £796,000, and Waltham Forest has been awarded £749,312.
Hart District Council said the money will allow it to continue its successful partnership with Stop Domestic Abuse and the YOU Trust, first formed in 2015.
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