How to Get the REAP P Urban Stormwater Cost Share Rebate
Polk Soil & Water Conservation District · Polk County, IA
What you get
Polk Soil & Water Conservation District cost-shares 50% of eligible or estimated expenses, whichever is less, for urban stormwater practices on non-agricultural land anywhere in Polk County: rain gardens, native landscaping, bioretention cells, bioswales, green roofs, permeable pavement, soil quality restoration, and detention basins. These practices have no per-project dollar cap. Homeowners and businesses can apply. The office uses your project estimate to set the cost-share amount up front, and taxes on an invoice are not eligible. Most practices carry a 10-year recorded maintenance agreement (20 years for detention basins). REAP P can be combined with city or other programs up to 75% of the total cost, as long as you tell the office about the other cost share. New funding arrives each July and applications are first come, first serve; apply any time, with May to July suggested so the office has time to plan (Polk SWCD program staff; last verified October 2026).
- Residential: 50% of eligible or estimated costs, whichever is less
Are you eligible?
- Be a Polk Soil & Water Conservation District customer
- Non-agricultural land anywhere in Polk County; homeowners and businesses can apply
- Eligible practice: rain garden, native landscaping, bioretention cell, bioswale, green roof, permeable pavement, soil quality restoration, or detention basin
- Project estimate submitted with the application so the cost-share amount is set before work begins
- Recorded maintenance agreement: 10 years for most practices, 20 years for detention basins
- Tell the office about any other cost share; combined cost share cannot exceed 75% of the total cost
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 accepted any time, first come, first serve until funding runs out. New funding arrives each July; applying May to July is suggested.
The application checklist
How to apply for the REAP P Urban Stormwater Cost Share
These are the steps this application actually takes.
- 1
Check eligibility
Make sure you qualify with Polk Soil & Water Conservation District before you start.
- 2
Get pre-approval if required
Some programs require approval before any work begins. Check with Polk Soil & Water Conservation District and take before photos of the existing yard first.
- 3
Do the work
Complete the project, take before and after photos, and save every receipt.
- 4
Submit your application
Send Polk Soil & Water Conservation District the completed application with your photos and receipts, then watch for the confirmation.
Get help applying
Want a hand with the application?
A 30-minute call with Stephen, the founder. He reads the REAP P Urban Stormwater Cost Share rules with you, tells you what to photograph and file first, and answers anything this page does not cover.
Confirm your project ZIP first. If this program does not serve your address, do not buy; check your city or utility on the rebates page instead.
One-time $29.99. Guidance, not filing: you submit to the program yourself. Not legal or financial advice. Rebate amounts and approval are decided by the program.
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What people report after they apply
We ask people who filed REAP P Urban Stormwater Cost Share whether it was approved, what they were paid, and how many days it took. A public payout time appears here only after 5 reports include a day count. Your dollar amount is stored and is not published on this page.