How to Get the Stormwater Grant Program
City of Waukee · Dallas / Polk County, Iowa (Des Moines Metro), IA
What you get
The City of Waukee Stormwater Grant Program pays 50% of qualifying expenses for rain gardens, bio-retention cells, and native landscaping, up to a maximum contribution of $5,000 per individual single-family or townhome property (soil quality restoration is handled separately via the city's Healthy Lawn Grant, not part of this figure). Grants must be approved and awarded before any work has started (City of Waukee; last verified July 2026).
- Residential: 50% of qualifying expenses, up to $5,000 per single-family or townhome property
Are you eligible?
- Be a City of Waukee customer
- Property located in: Waukee
- Property in Waukee, Iowa
- Grant must be approved and awarded before any work has started
- $1,000 per BMP, up to $5,000 total per single-family or townhome property
- Eligible practices: rain gardens, bio-retention cells, native landscaping (soil quality restoration is a separate program)
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 Stormwater Grant Program
These are the steps this application actually takes.
- 1
Design to the city checklist before you apply
Confirm your project qualifies: rain gardens, bio-retention cells, and native landscaping are all eligible, and the program funds exterior work only. Maintenance, hard landscaping, aesthetic improveme
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Submit the online application with your four documents
Fill in the prep fields here, export your packet, then submit the online application. You will upload a map or site plan showing the area treated, a project summary, a cost summary or contractor estim
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Build once the grant is awarded
After the grant is approved and awarded, build to your submitted plan and checklist. Keep every receipt for materials and contract labor, and photograph the finished practice.
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Submit your receipts for reimbursement
When the work is complete, submit your receipts to Public Works for the reimbursement. The city pays 50% of qualifying expenses up to the limits that applied to your award. Questions: Sara Kappos, Ass
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 Stormwater 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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