Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) Centres of Excellence (CoE)

Overview

The 2025-26 Budget allocated funds to establish 8 LARC CoEs to provide LARC services to individuals and accredited LARC training to health professionals. It is intended there will be one LARC CoE established in each state and territory. The department is engaging Primary Health Networks (PHNs) to commission this activity on behalf of the department including entering into agreements with successful organisations to establish and operate the LARC CoEs. As part of the 2025-26 Budget, the Government will provide administrative funding to PHNs to commission these services.  The commissioned service must be an existing service provider and through this program deliver:  a LARC CoE to the entire state or territory in which they are located LARC insertion and removal services to patients (with no out of pocket costs to patients); and  nationally recognised, industry accredited LARC training to health professionals. PHNs are also invited to apply to be a PHN lead to provide a national leadership role to all other PHNs engaged through this grant process, as well as their commissioned services. Additional funding will be provided to one PHN lead who will be selected from the 8 PHNs found suitable to commission a LARC CoE in their state or territory.  To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.