Grants for Services Responding to Child Sexual Abuse and Children who have Displayed Harmful Sexual Behaviours

Overview

The Australian Government is inviting applicants via a restricted competitive process to apply to deliver services under the Grants for Services Responding to Child Sexual Abuse and Children who have Displayed Harmful Sexual Behaviours Program from 2025–26 to 2027–28. The purpose of the grant opportunity is to increase existing specialist and community support services’ capacity and capability to deliver better practice, trauma-informed, culturally safe, evidence and knowledge based services to support victims and survivors of child sexual abuse, and children who have displayed concerning or harmful sexual behaviours. The grants are intended to be accessed by services aimed at delivering early intervention, response, healing and recovery to stop the intergenerational cycle of violence. We can only accept applications from applicants who, at the time of submitting an application or within 12 months prior, delivered services to victims and survivors of child sexual abuse and/or children who have displayed concerning or harmful sexual behaviours. The objectives of the grant opportunity are: to expand the capacity of services responding to victims and survivors of child sexual abuse to expand the capacity of services responding to children (up to age 18) who have displayed concerning or harmful sexual behaviours to enhance the capability of these services by supporting greater alignment with frameworks, standards and knowledge relating to better practice supporting victims and survivors and children who have displayed concerning or harmful sexual behaviours.