32 programs · checked October 17, 2026

Yard rebates in Florida

32 programs pay Florida residents for yard projects. 13 list themselves as open now. The largest, Sarasota County RainCheck Stormwater Incentive Rebate, pays up to $5,000 per household. 2 ask for a plan, sketch or plant list before they approve a project.

Lawn replacement rebates

Replace grass with water-wise landscaping

Irrigation rebates

  • Open

    Tampa Bay Water Wise Shallow Well Installation Rebate

    Tampa Bay Water Wise (Tampa Bay Water, member governments, SWFWMD)

    Up to $1,000

    Up to $1,000 per household

  • Open

    Broward County Residential Irrigation Rebate Program

    Broward County Water and Wastewater Services with partner cities

    Up to $500 (Wilton Manors page); county press item reported $200 to $600, not confirmed on an official page

    Up to $500 per household

  • Open

    Miami-Dade WASD Landscape Irrigation Rebate Program (LIRP)

    Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (WASD) with UF/IFAS Florida-Friendly Landscaping

    Reimbursement per retrofit: rain sensor up to $120; smart controller or soil moisture sensor up to $400; irrigation removal/relocation up to $200; drought-tolerant plants with irrigation removal up to $400; hydrozone redesign up to $400; multi-stream nozzles up to $400; drip/micro-irrigation up to $400; mechanical-to-WaterSense smart/electric system conversion up to $500; rain barrel system (70+ gal) up to $400; flow sensor up to $400. Total capped at $500 per applicant per program year.

    Up to $500 per household

  • Open

    Seminole County Smart Irrigation Controller Rebate

    Seminole County Environmental Services (with St. Johns River WMD funding)

    Smart irrigation controller: up to $200, based on purchase price (excl. tax, shipping, fees); indoor items separate: toilet $200, faucet $90, showerhead $70

    Up to $200 per household

  • Open

    Orange County Utilities Water Wise Neighbor Program

    Orange County Utilities Water Division

    Free smart irrigation timers, rain sensors and high-efficiency spray nozzles (also showerheads, aerators); free rain barrel for rain barrel class attendees; dollar values not published

  • Open

    Pasco County Utilities Free Irrigation Consultation

    Pasco County Utilities

    Free water use history and personalized water efficiency report

  • Open

    Seminole County Free Irrigation Evaluation

    Seminole County Environmental Services

    Free evaluation (up to 2 per year), timer programming and training, free replacement of a broken rain sensor

  • Open

    Tampa Bay Water Wise Free Smart Irrigation Controller Installation

    Tampa Bay Water Wise (Tampa Bay Water, member governments, SWFWMD)

    Free installed controller (older sources/Pasco page: up to $250 toward your own licensed contractor); dollar value not published

  • Open

    Tampa Bay Water Wise Sprinkler System Rebates

    Tampa Bay Water Wise (Tampa Bay Water, member governments, SWFWMD)

    Evaluation up to $100 (1 per year); rotary nozzles $5 each; WaterSense pressure-regulated spray bodies $10 each; rain sensor install/repair $50 each (once per 3 years, needs evaluation); WaterSense weather-based controller $100 (one per home); capping unneeded heads $3 each

  • Status not postedPlan required

    Manatee County Outdoor Water Conservation Rebates

    Manatee County Utilities Department, Water Conservation

    50% of documented costs: alternative water source up to $1,000; irrigation well up to $2,500; reclaimed water connection up to $1,000; rain shut-off 100% up to $150 for one device; soil moisture sensor listed as up to $500 (unclear); irrigation repair/replacement up to $1,500; landscape retrofit up to $1,500. Combined cap $2,500 per property, or $3,500 with an irrigation well.

    Up to $3,500 per household

  • Status not posted

    Lakeland Water Utilities Free Sprinkler System Check-up

    City of Lakeland Water Utilities

    Free evaluation (rain sensor and timer settings check, suggestions)

  • Status not posted

    Lakeland Water Utilities Smart Irrigation Controller Rebate

    City of Lakeland Water Utilities

    not published

  • Status not posted

    Pinellas County Utilities Free Smart Irrigation Controller

    Tampa Bay Water Wise / Pinellas County Utilities

    Free smart controller (dollar value not published)

Rain barrel and cistern rebates

Rain garden and stormwater rebates

Rain gardens, downspout disconnection, permeable paving and dry wells

  • OpenPlan required

    Sarasota County RainCheck Stormwater Incentive Rebate

    Sarasota County Stormwater Department

    Modified downspout up to $50; bioswale up to $500; rain garden up to $500; downspout planter(s) up to $1,000; impervious replacement $5 per sq ft up to $5,000; proposed alternative practice up to $5,000. Rebate covers a total of two practices.

    Up to $5,000 per household

Tree rebates and free trees

Native plant and pollinator rebates

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

Compost bin and mulch programs

Discounted compost bins, free compost and free mulch

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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