4 programs · checked October 17, 2026
Yard rebates in New Hampshire
4 programs pay New Hampshire residents for yard projects. 4 list themselves as open now. The largest, AWWA Shoreline Vegetated Buffer Cost-Share Program, pays up to $1,000 per household. 1 ask for a plan, sketch or plant list before they approve a project.
Tree rebates and free trees
Free trees, tree rebates and shade-tree programs
- Open
City of Manchester Green Streets Tree Cost-Share
City of Manchester Parks and Recreation / Public Works
City pays 50% of tree purchase and planting cost, up to $800 total per property (owner pays the rest, e.g. $300-$750 for a first tree depending on species)
Up to $800 per household
- Open
City of Concord Tree Committee Grant (50% of Street-Side Tree)
City of Concord, Tree Committee / General Services
50% of the cost of the tree (trees cost about $350 and up, so roughly $175+ per tree); planting is free
- Open
City of Manchester Growing a Greener Healthier Manchester Free Trees
City of Manchester Parks and Recreation / Public Works (Green Streets Program)
Free tree(s), up to 2 per property, planted at no cost (federally funded, 500+ trees planned)
Native plant and pollinator rebates
Native plantings, pollinator gardens and lawn-to-meadow conversions
- OpenPlan required
AWWA Shoreline Vegetated Buffer Cost-Share Program
Acton Wakefield Watersheds Alliance (AWWA), funded by NH Charitable Foundation Great Bay 2030 Initiative
$500 for letting the buffer grow unmowed; $500 back for planting projects costing up to $1,000; for projects over $1,000, half the cost up to $1,000
Up to $1,000 per household
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
Plan your New Hampshire 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.