The sum has been earmarked by the local authority after it was named as one of 18 councils in line for a share of a £84m government initiative: Strengthening Families, Protecting Children.
The county aims to reduce current higher than average rates by up to 38 per cent over three years, from more than 2,000.
Lancashire recorded the highest level of applications of any local authority for the first quarter of 2018/19, according to figures released by the Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) in July of this year.
This showed a percentage rise from 14.6 per cent to 16.16 from 2017/18 to 2018/19, bucking the national trend of falling applications - with a 6.2 per cent drop Between April and June.
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