Kentucky Rebates
Kentucky Native Landscaping Rebates
Louisville's Every Drop program and MSD incentives help residents capture stormwater: $100 per downspout disconnected, plus reduced-cost rain garden installations in the Beargrass Creek watershed. Lexington residents can contact LFUCG Water Quality for current programs.
Last updated: July 2026 · 2 programs tracked
The quick version
- MSD: $100 per downspout for disconnecting and redirecting water to yards, gardens, or rain barrels.
- Every Drop: reduced-cost volunteer-assisted installation for rain gardens, rain barrels, native trees, and native plants in the Beargrass Creek watershed.
- MSD provides free Rain Garden Handbook and Plant Guide.
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How to apply for Kentucky rebates
- 1.Apply for pre-approval before you start. Starting work first is the most common reason applications get denied.
- 2.Take before photos of the area you plan to convert, then matching after photos from the same angles once the work is done.
- 3.Apply early in the fiscal year. Many programs are first-come, first-served. Each program below links to the provider for current rules. See our step-by-step lawn replacement guide.
Louisville Metro
1 program available
Every Drop + MSD Downspout Disconnect
Louisville MSD / Kentucky Waterways Alliance
MSD offers $100 per downspout for disconnecting downspouts and redirecting water into yards, gardens, or rain barrels. Every Drop program provides reduced-cost installation assistance for rain gardens, rain barrels, native trees, and native plant gardens in the Beargrass Creek watershed. Volunteer-assisted installations.
Every Drop uses volunteers to help with installation. MSD provides free Rain Garden Handbook and Plant Guide at louisvillemsd.org.
Rebate Concierge
Free step-by-step help with every rebate above
Every program above comes with a free guided checklist in the Pollinator Patch app: the steps in order, warnings before the mistakes that disqualify applications, and a photo locker that keeps your before and after photos and receipts together. A few high-value programs also offer an optional ready-to-file application packet for a one-time $29.99.
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