The Department of Health (DH) confirmed that Play England, London Play, Bristol’s Playing Out and Bristol University had received £1,079,793 over three years.
The money will support the development of play streets across England, and aim to improve children’s health and wellbeing.
It was awarded through the £5.5m Innovation, Excellence and Strategic Development fund.
A DH spokesman said the funding would "help people up and down the country lead healthier and more active lives".
“It will also give organisations tools to help tackle health inequalities and improve wellbeing and this is something we support wholeheartedly.”
For London Play, the funding was welcome news after a grant worth more than £700,000 – which it had received from London Councils since 2008 – ended last month.
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