How to Get the Make It Rain: Rain Garden Cost Share Program
Medina County Soil & Water Conservation District · Northeast Ohio / Medina County, OH
What you get
Reimburses Medina County homeowners $250 for completing an approved rain garden, limited to a cohort of 10 rain gardens per year. Applications due by November 21; installation must be completed by the following July, when reimbursement is paid (Medina County Soil & Water Conservation District; last verified July 2026).
- Residential: $250 reimbursement (limited to 10 rain gardens per year)
Are you eligible?
- Be a Medina County Soil & Water Conservation District customer
- Property located in: Medina, Brunswick, Wadsworth, Hinckley
- Medina County homeowner
- Apply and schedule a site visit; staff evaluate and rank applications (10 slots per year)
- Install a program-required rain garden identification sign
- Allow the district to photograph the garden for its own use
- Complete installation and pass inspection by the following July or forfeit reimbursement
Before you start
Do not remove turf or begin work before you have written approval. This program requires pre-approval. Starting early can disqualify the project even if everything else is correct.
Application window: Applications due November 21; installation completed and reimbursement paid the following July
The application checklist
How to apply for the Make It Rain: Rain Garden Cost Share Program
These are the steps this application actually takes.
- 1
Call the district to apply
There is no application form. Call the Medina County SWCD at 330-722-9322 and ask for Abby or Eric. Confirm you are a Medina County homeowner, you are willing to install the rain garden identification
- 2
Host the site visit and wait for selection
District staff inspect your desired location, review a checklist of property factors, and rank your application. Selections are announced in December. Attach your Pollinator Patch plan and export your
- 3
If selected, install by the July deadline
Build the rain garden per the district's guidance, install the required rain garden identification sign, and pass the completion inspection by the cycle's early-July deadline (posted on the program pa
- 4
Receive your $250 check
After the completion inspection passes, checks are mailed at the end of July, following the July Medina SWCD board meeting. Nothing else to submit; the district handles it from the inspection.
Get help applying
Want a hand with the application?
A 30-minute call with Stephen, the founder. He reads the Make It Rain: Rain Garden Cost Share Program rules with you, tells you what to photograph and file first, and answers anything this page does not cover.
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