23 programs · checked October 17, 2026

Yard rebates in Colorado

23 programs pay Colorado residents for yard projects, 2 of them open to anyone in the state. 10 list themselves as open now. The largest, Douglas County Wildfire Mitigation Cost-Share, pays up to $25,000 per household. 8 ask for a plan, sketch or plant list before they approve a project.

Open to anyone in Colorado

Statewide programs and tax benefits. Local programs below usually stack on top of these.

Lawn replacement rebates

  • Open

    Castle Pines North Water Conservation Rebates

    Castle Pines North Metropolitan District

    Sod replacement $3.00/sq ft ColoradoScape or $1.50/sq ft low-water turf (e.g. DogTuff, Tahoma 31); smart controller $100; rain sensor 50% up to $50; rotator nozzles up to $5 each (max 20)

    Up to $12,000 per household

  • OpenPlan required

    Snowmass Water and Sanitation District Turf Replacement Program

    Snowmass Water and Sanitation District (CWCB grant funded)

    $2.00 per sq ft for low-water plantings (max 3,000 sq ft); $1 per sq ft for gravel or permeable hardscape (cap 1,000 sq ft)

    Up to $6,500 per household

  • SeasonalPlan required

    Aurora Water Grass Replacement Incentive Program (GRIP)

    City of Aurora, Aurora Water

    $3 per sq ft for traditional water-wise landscape; $0.50 per sq ft for water-wise grass landscape (native or low-water grass)

  • PausedPlan required

    Fort Collins Utilities Xeriscape Incentive Program

    City of Fort Collins Utilities

    $0.75 per sq ft up to 1,000 sq ft ($750 max); native bonus extra $0.25 per sq ft up to 1,000 sq ft (up to $1,000 total) for at least 80% Colorado-native plants with 50% plant coverage at maturity

    Up to $1,000 per household

  • PausedPlan required

    Denver Water Turf Removal Discount

    Denver Water with Resource Central

    Up to $750 discount, first-come first-served

    Up to $750 per household

  • PausedPlan required

    Lakewood Lawn Replacement Discount

    City of Lakewood with Resource Central

    Up to $750 credit toward lawn removal services

    Up to $750 per household

  • PausedPlan required

    Resource Central Lawn Replacement Program

    Resource Central

    Lawn Removal Service: $1 per sq ft up to 428 sq ft (discounted cost capped at $428). DIY: $750 discount from your water provider or municipality toward Garden In A Box kits.

    Up to $750 per household

  • EndedPlan required

    Cortez Turf Replacement Rebate

    City of Cortez Public Works

    Up to $2,000 residential (max 1,000 sq ft reimbursed)

    Up to $2,000 per household

  • Ended

    Colorado Springs Utilities Native Grass Lawn Program

    Colorado Springs Utilities

    Free high-efficiency sprinkler nozzles (up to $100 value) and free native grass seed (up to $150 value)

Irrigation rebates

Rain barrel and cistern rebates

Rebates, discounts and free barrels for catching roof runoff

Tree rebates and free trees

Free trees, tree rebates and shade-tree programs

Native plant and pollinator rebates

Native plantings, pollinator gardens and lawn-to-meadow conversions

Wildfire defensible space help

Defensible space grants, home hardening and free chipping

Cities with their own programs

Each city page lists everything a resident can use, from the city’s own programs to countywide and statewide ones.

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

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