How to Get the Rain Garden Incentive Rebate
City of Urbana, Illinois · East Central Illinois (Champaign County), IL
What you get
The City of Urbana reimburses 25% of construction cost, up to $350, for a rain garden of at least 100 square feet (prorated down to a 50-square-foot minimum) that treats runoff from at least 500 square feet of impervious area, once every 10 years per property. Twin-city counterpart to the existing Champaign entry (City of Urbana Stormwater Utility Fee Credit and Incentive Manual, January 2024; last verified July 2026).
- Residential: $350 every 10 years (25% of construction cost, up to $350)
Are you eligible?
- Be a City of Urbana, Illinois customer
- Property located in: Urbana
- Single-family residential property in Urbana, IL
- Rain garden minimum 100 sq ft (50 sq ft minimum eligible, prorated below 100 sq ft) treating at least 500 sq ft of contributing impervious area
- Designed to infiltrate 1 inch of rainfall in 24 hours
- City inspection and approval after construction, paid after completion
- One incentive per property per stormwater BMP every 10 years
The application checklist
How to apply for the Rain Garden Incentive
These are the steps this application actually takes.
- 1
Check eligibility
Make sure you qualify with City of Urbana, Illinois before you start.
- 2
Get pre-approval if required
Some programs require approval before any work begins. Check with City of Urbana, Illinois 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 City of Urbana, Illinois 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 Rain Garden Incentive 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.
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.
See a problem with a program? Report it
Programs change throughout the year. If something here is out of date or wrong, tell us and we'll check it against the provider.
What people report after they apply
We ask people who filed Rain Garden Incentive 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.