The CCCF Special Circumstances Grant Opportunity is intended to support continuity of child care, in particular in disadvantaged or vulnerable communities, where service viability is affected by an unforeseen factor outside the control of the service such as:

• a natural disaster or weather event

• another unforeseen event or circumstance which would result in market failure for the community.

Funding provided under this grant opportunity is one-off and short-term

To be eligible to apply under this grant opportunity the potential grant recipient must be:

1. the approved provider of an approved child care service under the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 AND

2. operating in a disadvantaged or vulnerable community AND

3. at risk of closure due to viability issues resulting from an unforeseen event or circumstance such as:

• a natural disaster or extreme weather event

• another unforeseen factor outside the control of the service which would result in market failure (lack of suitable child care) for the community