How to Get the Contain the Rain Stormwater Cost-Share Program
City of Mission · Kansas City metro (Johnson County), KS
What you get
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).
- Residential: 50% match; up to $1,000 for a rain garden/native planting, native stream buffer, cistern, or permeable pavement, $75 per rain barrel (limit 2), $150 per native tree (limit 2)
Are you eligible?
- Be a City of Mission customer
- Property located in: Mission
- Mission, Kansas property owner
- Apply and be approved before starting work
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.
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.
What applying usually looks like
A general guide. Always confirm the exact steps on the official program page, since each provider runs its process a little differently.
- 1
Apply and get written approval first
Submit your application to City of Mission and wait for written approval before you remove any turf or start work. Starting early is the most common reason a rebate is denied.
- 2
Do the conversion
Replace your lawn with the qualifying landscaping, following the eligibility requirements above.
- 3
Submit your claim
After the work is done, submit your claim on the official program page. Confirm the exact forms, receipts, and any photos they require there, since those vary by program.
In the app
Track this rebate free in the Pollinator Patch app
Free step-by-step guidance for the Contain the Rain Stormwater Cost-Share Program, warnings before the mistakes that disqualify applications, and a photo locker that keeps your before and after photos, receipts, and notes together for the months a rebate takes.
Every program listed cites its official source, and each program page shows the date we last verified it against that source. Program details change throughout the year, so always confirm requirements, amounts, and eligibility directly with the program before starting work. Pollinator Patch is not affiliated with any rebate program and does not guarantee approval.
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