The groups, covering sports including boxing, cricket, football, table tennis and netball, will receive the money to create year-long sports-based schemes to help those who may be vulnerable to extremism.
The money is being handed out through the Home Office's Building a Stronger Britain Together (BSBT) campaign to help protect communities from extremism.
"Whether it is cricket, football, netball or boxing, sport is a uniquely powerful way to break down barriers and provide a common platform to unite us all," said Home Office minister Baroness Williams.
"The Building a Stronger Britain Together programme is all about strengthening communities so that they can stand against those who seek to divide us with extremist views. We want to create more opportunities to bring people from a wide range of backgrounds together."
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