The money from the Youth Sector Development Fund will bankroll the work of Kids Company, Speaking Up, Fairbridge, UK Youth and Leap Confronting Conflict. It will be used to help young people with problems such as drug use, homelessness and teenage pregnancy.
UK Youth received more than £4m to form 10 youth achievement foundations across England, the first such organisation to provide alternatives to formal education for teenagers who are likely to end up unemployed and out of education. The work will be based on the organisation's Youth Achievement Awards.
John Bateman, chief executive of UK Youth, said: "The most important aspect is that we will be able to bring the successful approach developed within a youth achievement foundation to many more young people."
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