International Parental Child Abduction (IPCA) Legal and Social Support Services

Overview

The Australian Government is inviting one organisation via a closed non-competitive process to apply to deliver services under the Family Relationships Services Program – IPCA Legal and Social Support Services from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2024.  The Australian Government has approved in principle funding of up to a total of $2.8 million GST exclusive over 3 years for the provision of a national legal and social support service for families affected by international parental child abduction, commencing 1 July 2021. For this grant opportunity, up to $923,345 GST exclusive is available annually over 3 years from 2021–22 to 2023–24. The purpose of the IPCA Legal and Social Support Services grant opportunity is to manage and deliver a national legal and social support service for families affected by international parental child abduction. The provision of the grant aligns with the Family Relationship Services Program (FRSP) objective 1.5, which is to improve the well-being of Australian families, particularly families with children, who are at risk of separating or who have separated. Further, the FRSP Guidelines state that the Family Law System projects component of the program enables the provision of funding to support a range of projects that build on and support the capacity of the family law system.