How to Get the Storm Water Grant Program
City of Urbandale · Polk County, Iowa, IA
What you get
Reimburses up to 50% of qualifying out-of-pocket costs (materials, permits, contractors, engineering; homeowner labor excluded) for stormwater-management projects, including soil quality restoration or native landscaping designed to manage rainwater (up to $2,000) and rain gardens, up to an overall cap of $10,000 per individual single-family or townhome property per grant year, inclusive of any soil-quality-restoration funds. Purely decorative landscaping not designed to manage rainwater is explicitly excluded (City of Urbandale; last verified August 2026).
- Residential: 50% of qualifying costs; $2,000 for soil quality restoration or native landscaping, up to $10,000 per single-family or townhome property
Are you eligible?
- Be a City of Urbandale customer
- Property located in: Urbandale
- Own property in Urbandale and pay the Storm Water Utility Fee
- Certificate of occupancy for at least one year
- Project approved by City staff before work begins
- Excludes purely decorative landscaping not designed to manage rainwater
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.
The application checklist
How to apply for the Storm Water Grant Program
These are the steps this application actually takes.
- 1
Confirm your project qualifies before you start
You must own property in Urbandale, pay the Storm Water Utility Fee, and have held a certificate of occupancy for at least one year. Call Engineering and Public Works at 515-278-3950 or email stormwat
- 2
Email your application with a sketch and cost breakdown
Applications open at 8:00 a.m. on February 1 and are accepted until the year's funds run out. Fill in the application fields here, attach a sketch and detailed project description plus an itemized cos
- 3
Sign the Hold Harmless agreement, then build
When the grant is awarded, the city provides a Hold Harmless agreement that must be signed before reimbursement, and you must return a completed W-9. Then do the work, using licensed contractors if yo
- 4
Submit for reimbursement after July 1
Approved grants may submit for reimbursement starting July 1 of the grant year. Provide itemized receipts with proof of payment, plus photos of the completed work for soil quality restoration and nati
The call below also unlocks the ready-to-file packet for this program in the app.
Get help applying
Want a hand with the application?
A 30-minute call with Stephen, the founder. He reads the Storm Water Grant Program 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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