Dublin Bus provides support to voluntary and community groups across the Greater Dublin Area to develop new projects, grow services and help raise community spirit in their local community through the Community Spirit Awards. To date, 2,165 groups have benefited from funding from Dublin Bus. 

Any group that is located where Dublin Bus operates its services is eligible to apply. Each application is judged independently, and successful groups will be awarded grants of €5,000, €2,000 or €1,000.

The closing date for applications has passed.  

Successful applicants will be contacted on the 30 November 2022. 

For more information on the Community Spirit Awards, contact community@dublinbus.ie

Since 2004, Dublin Bus has been supporting grassroots voluntary and community groups across the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) through the Community Spirit Awards. 

The Community Spirit Awards help to support the development of new projects, grow services and help raise community spirit in the local community. The programme was initiated to recognise and support the invaluable work undertaken each day by local groups located within the Dublin Bus network. 

To date, 2,165 groups have received funding from Dublin Bus which has helped many worthwhile causes in communities across the GDA.

For more information on the Community Spirit Awards, contact:

Dublin Bus Community Spirit Initiative,
Phone: (01) 703 3208
Email: community@dublinbus.ie.

This year, 65 community and voluntary groups across the Greater Dublin Area were awarded grants under the Dublin Bus Community Spirit Awards 2021.

Congratulations to all winning groups.

To see the full list of 2021’s winners, click here.