Rebate Programs

Get Paid to Make a Difference

Details of the rebate programs may have changed.  Please visit RainScapes.org for Montgomery County residents or Riversmart Homes for DC residents for the most up-to-date information.  

Montgomery County now offers up to $7,500 in rebates per residential property!

Plant a Tree:

  • Casey's Trees in DC offers up to $100 rebate for each tree you plant in DC.

  • The State of Maryland offers a $25 rebate for each tree planted in Maryland.

  • Montgomery County has a Tree Program to plant shade trees for FREE.

  • Maryland residents living near a creek or even a drainage ditch can get a “buffer in a bag” designed to assist homeowners who have a waterway on or adjacent to their property to create a streamside buffer of native trees and shrubs.

  • The DC government will plant a tree on your property for free in their River Smart Homes program.

Check the websites for all these programs for details.

Conservation Landscaping:

* For just $100, DC will come and replace non-native species or your lawn with a native plant habitat. 
* In Montgomery County, you can get back $5-$6 per square foot for planting natives..

Check the websites for all these programs for details.

Build a Rain Garden:

* River Smart Homes will come out and install a rain garden in your yard.
* The Montgomery County RainScapes program offers $10 a square foot rebate. 

Check the websites for all these programs for details.

Install a Rain Barrel:

* In DC for just $30, River Smart Homes will come out and install a rain barrel on your downspouts in your yard or give you a rebate for installing one that you have purchased.
* In Montgomery County, the RainScapes program gives a $250 rebate for a 250 gallon or more rain barrel.

Check the websites for all these programs for details.

Pervious pavement:

* In DC, you can get up to $1,200 for replacing your hard surfaces like sidewalks, driveways and patios with pervious ones.
* Montgomery County also offers $14 a square foot for pervious pavement.

Check the websites for all these programs for details.

Green Roofs and Pavement removal

Both DC and Montgomery County RainScapes program have rebates for removing impervious pavement and for installing green roofs.

Start helping your watershed today!