The Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Work and Pensions said the money will be split between local authorities and voluntary sector organisations.
Up to £4.5m will be made available to local authorities over three years to develop new approaches to the issue such as early intervention programmes that avoid the need for children of alcohol-dependent parents to be taken into care and outreach schemes that help more parents access addiction treatment.
Priority will be to local authorities in areas where need is greatest. The money will be distributed via a £4.5m innovation fund.
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