The funding will provide restoration work for the rivers Lavant, Ems and Hambrook near Chichester.
Chichester District Council is to invest £180,000 over the next three years on protecting rare habitats on the rivers Lavant, Ems and Hambrook.
Councillor Jonathan Brown, cabinet member for environmental strategy, said: "These are globally significant but very rare habitats. While none of the rivers has official protection , the council said it was "seeking to gain better protection for them".
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