The Australian Government is inviting applications in an open process to apply to deliver a National Service for Non-offending Family Members of Child Sexual Abuse Perpetrators (the Service).

The Service was announced as part of the Australian's Government's National Strategy to Prevent and Respond Child Sexual Abuse 2021-2030 - First National Action Plan, Measure 10, which contributes to Attorney-General's Department's Outcome 1, Program 1.4 Justice Services.

The Service grant program (the program) will run over 3 years from 2026-27 to 2028-29.

The objective of the Service is to reduce child sexual abuse-related harms by providing free, nationally available support for non-offending family members of child sexual abuse perpetrators, and working with other government and non-government agencies, including Commonwealth, state and territory law enforcement, to enhance engagement with this group. The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are to:

• support and empower non-offending family members to manage the impacts of child sexual abuse
• provide non-offending family members with access to high-quality, trauma informed services, resources and coordinated system responses
• increase awareness and understanding of the needs and impacts on non-offending family members.

To be eligible you must:

• have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
• have an account with an Australian financial institution
• be a legal entity with the capacity to enter into a legally binding agreement or contract.

To be eligible you must be one of the following:

• company
• cooperative
• incorporated association
• Indigenous corporation
• statutory entity.

If you are applying as a Trustee on behalf of a Trust, the Trustee must be one of the eligible entity types as listed above.

• Email: support@communitygrants.gov.au