North Carolina
Yard rebates in Charlotte
6 programs can pay Charlotte residents for yard projects: 5 run by the city, the county or the utilities and districts that serve it, and 1 open to anyone in North Carolina. The largest, NCDA Community Conservation Assistance Program (CCAP), pays up to $50,000 per household. 2 ask for a plan or plant list before they approve a project.
Utility programs only apply to that utility’s customers, so check who supplies your water and power.
Charlotte's own programs
Run by the city or by a utility or district that serves it.
- Open
Charlotte Water Smart Irrigation Program
Charlotte Water
Irrigation water use capped at the Tier 3 rate (avoids Tier 4); dollar savings not published. Irrigation-meter connection fees can be spread over 12 monthly bill payments; capacity fees for residential split-service irrigation meters eliminated.
- OpenPlan required
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services Fee Credits
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services
SCM credit: amount by calculation (not stated on page); Pond credit up to 48%; Catawba River/Lake credit up to 96.4%; County Line credit: no fee
- Seasonal
City of Charlotte Canopy Care Tree Assistance
City of Charlotte Planning, Design and Development
City-provided arborist services; cost to resident and income limits not published on the page
- Status not posted
Mecklenburg SWCD Urban Cost Share Program
Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District
75% of allowable costs, up to $7,500
Up to $7,500 per household
Mecklenburg County programs
Open to residents anywhere in the county.
- Status not posted
Mecklenburg SWCD Rain Barrel Sale
Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services
60-gallon $114, 80-gallon $129 (including tax), per a search excerpt of the official page
Anywhere in North Carolina
- OpenPlan required
NCDA Community Conservation Assistance Program (CCAP)
NC Dept of Agriculture, Division of Soil and Water Conservation (CCAP)
Up to 75% of approved costs; FY2027 plan caps allocation at $50,000 per project (county page still cites $35,000); repair contracts capped at $5,000
Up to $50,000 per household
Sow is not affiliated with any of these agencies or utilities. Amounts and rules change, often at the start of a fiscal year, so confirm the details on the official page before you start a project. How we research these programs
Plan your Charlotte yard project in Sow
Lay out the new planting on a photo of your yard with plants native to the area, and keep the plant list ready for the application.