How we track turf rebate programs
We maintain a directory of 437 lawn replacement, native landscaping, and rain garden rebate programs run by cities, utilities, water districts, and stormwater authorities across 44 states and the District of Columbia. This page explains where the data comes from, how often it is re-checked, and what our dates do and do not mean.
Most recent sweep: August 2026. Oldest entry on file: May 2026.
Where the data comes from
Every program in the directory comes from the provider's own published page: a city water department, a regional water district, a utility, or a stormwater authority. We do not aggregate from other directories, and we do not accept paid placement. Each listing links back to the source so you can confirm it yourself before you apply.
Programs are added through a recurring discovery pass that searches for newly launched or newly changed programs by state, then confirms each candidate against its official source before it goes in.
What we count, and what we do not
The 437 figure counts only programs run by an identifiable provider with its own application page. That is the number we publish and the number to cite.
Separately, the site carries 71 generated per-state entries that all resolve to the same EPA WaterSense Rebate Finder page. They exist so a visitor in a state with no local program still has somewhere to look. They are not distinct programs and we do not count them as such. Eight states currently have only these pointers and no local program we have found: Alaska, Hawaii, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and West Virginia.
We flag this because counting those entries would inflate our coverage by about 16 percent, and because the EPA finder itself indexes labeled products such as irrigation controllers rather than landscape conversion programs. If you know of a turf replacement or native landscaping program in one of those eight states, please tell us.
What our dates mean
Each listing shows the date we last read the provider's published page. That is a freshness signal, not an eligibility determination. It means a person checked the source on that date and the details matched what we show.
It does not mean your application will be approved, that funding is still available, or that the provider has reviewed or endorsed our listing. Program funding can be exhausted mid-year, and terms can change between our checks. Confirm the current amount, the application window, and the requirements with the provider before you spend money.
Programs are re-checked on a rotating cadence, oldest first, so the directory refreshes continuously rather than all at once. Entries that have not been re-checked recently still show their real date rather than a refreshed-looking one.
Why there is no total dollar figure
We publish a program count, not a total of dollars available, because a total would be misleading. Of the 437 programs we track, 100 do not publish a fixed dollar maximum at all. Those are ongoing stormwater fee credits expressed as a percentage of a bill, per-square-foot rates with varying caps, in-kind awards such as free seed or free installation, or programs whose amount is set case by case after pre-approval.
Adding the remaining maximums together would sum values that are not comparable units, and would silently drop those 100 programs. Coverage is the number we can stand behind, so coverage is the number we publish.
Corrections
If you administer one of these programs and our listing is wrong, out of date, or missing, tell us and we will fix it. Corrections from program administrators go to the front of the queue and we do not require anything in return, including a link.
Email stephen@thepollinatorpatchgarden.com with the program name and what is wrong. Homeowners who hit a dead link or an amount that did not match can use the same address.
We are a small team and this directory is maintained by hand. Reports of a wrong listing are the single most useful thing anyone sends us.
Citing this directory
Journalists, researchers, and program administrators are welcome to cite the directory. Please include the date you accessed it, since the numbers move as programs open and close. Suggested form:
Pollinator Patch rebate directory, 437 programs across 44 states and DC, accessed [date].
If you need a cut we do not publish (programs by state, by category, or by provider type), ask and we will put it together.