Local authorities, charities and social enterprises are among the organisations that can make a bid to the Challenge Fund.
The fund, from the Reducing Parental Conflict Programme (RPCP), will gather evidence on "what works to reduce parental conflict".
The scheme follows a 2017 Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) policy document stating that better support is needed for families due to the risks to children's life chances.
The resulting evidence will "inform future policy and practice and help local areas support a greater number of disadvantaged families at risk of parental conflict", according to the DWP.
The impact of existing parenting courses is limited if parental relationships are poor, the document also claims.
The money is from the wider £39m RPCP fund, currently being trialled in 30 local authority areas.
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