5 programs · checked October 17, 2026

Yard rebates in Mississippi

5 programs pay Mississippi residents for yard projects, 3 of them open to anyone in the state. 1 list themselves as open now. The largest, MFC Forest Resource Development Program Cost Share, pays up to $10,000 per household. 3 ask for a plan, sketch or plant list before they approve a project.

Open to anyone in Mississippi

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

  • OpenPlan required

    MFC Forest Resource Development Program Cost Share

    Mississippi Forestry Commission

    Up to 75% of practice cost at flat per-practice rates; up to $10,000 per year

    Up to $10,000 per household

  • Seasonal

    MFC Arbor Day Free Tree Seedling Giveaways

    Mississippi Forestry Commission (listing); cities and county Soil and Water Conservation Districts (events)

    Free bare-root seedlings; limits set by each event (past example: Southaven 3 seedlings per species per resident)

  • Status not postedPlan required

    MFC Mississippi Reforestation Tax Credit

    Mississippi Forestry Commission and Mississippi Department of Revenue

    Income tax credit of up to 50% of the cost of approved hardwood and pine reforestation practices

Native plant and pollinator rebates

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

  • Status not postedPlan required

    MASGC Living Shoreline Cost Assistance Program

    Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium with Mississippi State University Extension

    Part or all of living shoreline materials, depending on project size and number of applications (dollar amount not published)

Invasive plant removal programs

Cost-share and buyback programs for removing invasive plants

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 Mississippi yard project in Sow

Lay out the new planting on a photo of your yard and keep the plant list in one place, ready for the application.

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