This was the first wave of funding reserved for fast track applicants to the scheme, which is to hand out a total of £190m to transform youth facilities nationwide.
Grants of between £1.2m and £5m were awarded as part of this first wave with successful bids including a £1.5m refurbishment of the New Horizon Youth Centre in Camden.
The centre focuses on young homeless people and the plans include a music, DJ and dance studio as well as a health clinic.
Another successful applicant was the Pegasus Theatre Project in Oxford, which has been handed £1.8m to create an arts facility for young people.
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