Voluntary and community organisations as well as social enterprises have been invited to make initial tenders for funds by noon next Thursday (9 December).
A prospectus placed on the DfE website sets out a bidding process for funds on a "not-for-profit" basis for grant-funded projects of national significance.
The prospectus document lists grant funding priority areas as: families and relationships; early years and childcare; special educational needs and disabilities; children in care; child protection and safeguarding; and young people.
Funding will be given to organisations supporting the delivery of priorities in line with the DfE business plan, published last month.
"Our vision is to create a vigorous and responsive voluntary and community sector, freed up from dependency on direct central government grant-based funding where organisations can compete in open markets for services and diversify their sources of income," the document states.
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