7 programs · checked October 17, 2026

Yard rebates in Tennessee

7 programs pay Tennessee residents for yard projects. 3 list themselves as open now. The largest, Chattanooga RainSmart Rain Gardens and Streambank Rebates, pays up to $5,000 per household. 1 ask for a plan, sketch or plant list before they approve a project.

Rain barrel and cistern rebates

Rebates, discounts and free barrels for catching roof runoff

Rain garden and stormwater rebates

Rain gardens, downspout disconnection, permeable paving and dry wells

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    Chattanooga RainSmart Rain Gardens and Streambank Rebates

    City of Chattanooga Stormwater (RainSmart)

    Rain garden: $10.00 per sq ft constructed (size/volume) plus $2.50 per sq ft for materials, per search excerpt of the city rain garden page; program marketed as up to $5,000 in rebates overall. SupportScape and streambank per-item rates not retrieved.

    Up to $5,000 per household

Stormwater fee credits

Lower your stormwater fee for managing runoff on your lot

Tree rebates and free trees

Free trees, tree rebates and shade-tree programs

  • Seasonal

    EPB Free Tree ReLeaf

    EPB with Reflection Riding Arboretum and the City of Chattanooga

    Free tree(s); the Reflection Riding event page says two free trees per household (EPB page does not state a limit)

  • Seasonal

    Root Nashville Free Yard Trees

    Root Nashville (Cumberland River Compact, Metro Nashville partnership)

    Up to 3 free trees per neighborhood order; 10+ free trees for businesses, places of worship, HOAs, apartments or large yards

  • Seasonal

    Trees Knoxville Tree Adoptions and Volunteer Canopy

    Trees Knoxville (nonprofit urban forestry group)

    Young 1- or 3-gallon trees; Volunteer Canopy neighborhoods can reserve 5-gallon trees at no cost; cost of standard adoptions not published (page calls them adoptions, not giveaways). Trees Knoxville reports 450 saplings given away free in 2025.

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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