Colorado
Lawn replacement rebates in Colorado
9 programs in Colorado pay residents for lawn replacement. 2 list themselves as open now, and the per-square-foot programs pay a median of $2 per square foot. 78% ask for a plan, sketch or plant list before they approve a project.
Water utilities in dry states pay residents to take out lawn and replant with low-water plants, usually by the square foot. Almost all of them want an application approved before any grass comes out, and most ban artificial turf.
9 programs
- 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)
Other Colorado programs
- Irrigation upgrades 5
- Rain barrels and cisterns 1
- Trees 1
- Native plants and pollinator habitat 4
- Wildfire defensible space 2
- Electric lawn equipment 1
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 the project before you apply
Sow lays out your new planting on a photo of your yard and builds the plant list from plants suited to where you live.