Kansas Native Landscaping Rebates

Cost-share reimbursement for rain gardens, rain barrels, cisterns, native trees, native plants, native plant swales, floating wetlands, and impervious pavement removal. Up to 50% of installation and material costs.

Program closed for 2025; reopens spring 2026. Cities like Lenexa, Leawood, and Overland Park have separate application links. Unincorporated Johnson County and some cities apply through county portal.

Wichita Water & Irrigation Division offers water conservation programs for residential customers including rebates for irrigation efficiency, WaterSense fixtures, and native/xeriscape landscaping. The city periodically runs rebate campaigns for lawn conversion to drought-tolerant plants and smart irrigation. Check wichita.gov/507/Water-Conservation-Rebate-Program for the current season's active programs and rebate amounts.

Wichita Water has offered rebates for rain barrels, smart irrigation controllers, and xeriscape conversions in past seasons. Program availability and amounts vary by year. Kansas State University Research and Extension also offers free xeriscape design consultations in the Wichita area: ksre.k-state.edu.

Reimburses Leawood property owners 50% of the project cost for a rain garden, stream buffer, or bioswale (no more than $1,000), native trees (no more than $150 each, limit two), or rain barrels (50% of cost, up to $75 each). Requires a 3-year BMP maintenance commitment; repayment of funds if the practice is not maintained (City of Leawood; last verified July 2026).

The city's own Stormwater page (leawood.org/269/Stormwater) now surfaces only a Johnson County 'Contain the Rain' ArcGIS application link rather than the standalone BMP PDF form; the county page confirms Leawood participation and the same dollar caps. Application experience may be shifting to the county portal -- verify which URL to point customers at before the next refresh.

Reimburses Lenexa residents 75% of eligible expenses for rain gardens, native plantings, and permeable pavers, with a total project maximum of $1,500 (up to $225 per native tree and $110 per rain barrel). First-come, first-served while funding lasts (City of Lenexa; last verified July 2026).

Lenexa is also listed under the Johnson County "Contain the Rain" umbrella; its own 75% rate is richer than the umbrella generic 50%.

Reimburses Merriam property owners 50% match up to $1,000 for a rain garden, a separate 50% match up to $1,000 for native/pollinator plantings, $150 per native tree (limit 2), $75 per rain barrel, and a 100% match up to $50 for a bee hotel (not a beehive). Partnered with Johnson County; project must be complete by October 31; 3-year maintenance commitment; a W-9 is required for reimbursement; first-come, first-served until funds are allocated (City of Merriam; last verified July 2026).

Merriam is also listed under the Johnson County "Contain the Rain" umbrella entry; this is its own city-administered schedule, matching the pattern used for Overland Park and Lenexa.

Reimburses Mission, Kansas property owners up to 50% of eligible expenses: native plantings/rain gardens, native stream buffers, cisterns, and permeable pavement (up to $1,000 each), plus rain barrels (up to $75 each, limit two) and native trees (up to $150 each, limit two) (City of Mission; last verified July 2026).

Mission is also listed under the Johnson County "Contain the Rain" umbrella entry; this is its own city-administered schedule, matching the pattern used for Overland Park and Lenexa.

Reimburses Olathe property owners 50% of eligible expenses for rain gardens, bioswales, and native-plant stream buffers (up to $1,000), rain barrels (up to $75 each, limit two), and compost bins (up to $75). First-come, first-served; limit one project per household per year; pre-inspection required before starting a rain garden, bioswale, or stream buffer; native trees/plants in general landscaping (outside an approved practice) are not eligible; 3-year maintenance commitment (City of Olathe; last verified July 2026).

Olathe is also listed under the Johnson County "Contain the Rain" umbrella entry; this is its own city-administered schedule, matching the pattern used for Overland Park and Lenexa.

Covers 50% of the cost of a rain or pollinator garden up to $500, an engineered rain garden up to $1,000, native tree plantings up to $150 per tree (limit of two), and native buffers, swales, or infiltration trenches up to $1,000. Limit of one project per household per year. Native plants must be on the approved list unless pre-approved (City of Overland Park; last verified July 2026).

Overland Park is also listed under the Johnson County "Contain the Rain" umbrella entry; this is its own city-administered schedule with specific caps. Refresh could later trim the umbrella cities array.

Reimburses Prairie Village property owners 50% of eligible expenses for rain gardens and pervious pavement (up to $1,000), rain barrels (up to $75 each, limit two), and native trees (up to $150 each, limit two). Program runs April 1 through October 31 annually, funded by a Johnson County grant; one stormwater technology facility per household per calendar year; first-come, first-served; 3-year maintenance commitment (City of Prairie Village; last verified July 2026).

Prairie Village is also listed under the Johnson County "Contain the Rain" umbrella entry; this is its own city-administered schedule, matching the pattern used for Overland Park and Lenexa.

Reimburses Roeland Park property owners 50% of eligible expenses for rain and pollinator gardens, native buffers/swales, and permeable pavement (up to $1,000), rain barrels (up to $75 each, limit two), and native trees (up to $150 each, limit two). Applications accepted March 15 through November 1; apply and be approved before starting work (City of Roeland Park; last verified July 2026).

Roeland Park is also listed under the Johnson County "Contain the Rain" umbrella entry; this is its own city-administered schedule, matching the pattern used for Overland Park and Lenexa.

Reimburses Shawnee, Kansas property owners 50% of eligible expenses for rain gardens, native planting swales/buffers, cisterns, and permeable pavement (up to $1,000), rain barrels (up to $75 each, limit two), and native trees (up to $150 each, limit two). Project must be completed by October 31 of the application year; 3-year maintenance commitment (City of Shawnee; last verified July 2026).

Shawnee is also listed under the Johnson County "Contain the Rain" umbrella entry; this is its own city-administered schedule, matching the pattern used for Overland Park and Lenexa.

Reimburses Westwood, Kansas property owners up to 50% of eligible expenses for a rain or pollinator garden (up to $1,000), rain barrels (up to $75 each, limit two), and native trees (up to $150 each, limit two) (City of Westwood; last verified July 2026).

Westwood is also listed under the Johnson County "Contain the Rain" umbrella entry; this is its own city-administered schedule, matching the pattern used for Overland Park and Lenexa.

City of Gardner partners with the Johnson County Stormwater Management Program to fund a residential best-management-practice cost-share: a 50% match up to $1,000 for rain gardens, native planting swales and buffers, cisterns, or permeable pavement, plus a 50% match up to $75 per native tree and up to $75 per rain barrel, each capped at two per household. The city allocates up to $10,000 a year to the program and the project is inspected before work starts (City of Gardner BMP Cost-Sharing Program page, last verified August 2026).

CORRECTS the 2026-07-22 sweep, which recorded Gardner as a pointer-only Contain the Rain member with no schedule of its own. The city page publishes a full per-practice schedule and has done so continuously; that earlier rejection was a miscode, not a program launch. Gardner tree cap is $75, lower than the $150 used by most other Johnson County member cities.

City of Mission Hills participates in the Johnson County Contain the Rain cost-share umbrella and publishes its own grant schedule: a 50% match up to $1,000 for native plantings in buffers or swales that receive runoff from a roof or paved area, 50% up to $1,000 each for cisterns and pervious pavement, 50% up to $150 per native tree (limit two), and 50% up to $75 per rain barrel (limit two). The application must be filed and approved before work begins, one grant is allowed per property per calendar year, and the owner takes on three years of maintenance responsibility with pre- and post-installation inspections (City of Mission Hills Stormwater Environmental Grants requirements, last verified August 2026).

Own city-published schedule, distinct from a bare pointer to the county umbrella, same pattern as the existing Merriam, Prairie Village, Mission and Westwood Hills entries. Mission Hills runs its own application portal (missionhillsks.viewpointcloud.com) rather than the county jotform used by Westwood Hills. Rain barrels and cisterns are listed here for completeness but are out of scope as standalone practices.

City of Westwood Hills participates in the Johnson County Contain the Rain cost-share umbrella and publishes its own rate: a 50% match up to $1,000 for a residential rain garden (maximum one per household), plus reimbursement of half the cost of a native tree, up to $150. Homeowners must describe the project and get it approved through Contain the Rain before starting work; funding is limited and first-come, first-served (City of Westwood Hills; last verified July 2026).

Own city-published rate distinct from a bare pointer to the county umbrella, same pattern as the existing Merriam/Prairie Village/Mission entries. Remaining JoCo umbrella member cities checked this pass and confirmed as pointer-only, not added: De Soto, Gardner, Lake Quivira, Mission Woods (all restate the county rate with no own schedule).

Provides a 50% match up to $1,000 for rain gardens, native plant swales and buffers, cisterns, and permeable pavement, plus $75 each (limit two) for native trees and rain barrels. Open to Kansas City, Kansas residents and property owners. Requires a pre-construction inspection before installation, a 3-year maintenance commitment, and property access for pre and post inspection (Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas; last verified July 2026).

Distinct jurisdiction from the Johnson County "Contain the Rain" umbrella (Wyandotte County / KCK), not covered by any existing entry.