Sarasota County RainCheck
The program may support one of these project types: Replace Pavement or Build a Permeable Driveway or Patio, Build a Rain Garden, Bioswale, or Runoff-Management Yard, or Fix Yard Drainage and Reduce Flood or Sewer-Backup Risk.
- Run by
- Sarasota County Stormwater Environmental Utility
- Service area
- Property must be in the county Stormwater Environmental Utility service area. Venice, North Port, and Longboat Key are excluded.
Program at a glance
- Benefit
- Impervious replacement: $5.00 per square foot. Rain garden or bioswale: up to $500.00. Downspout planter: up to $1,000.00. Modified downspout: up to $50.00. Alternative bmp: up to $5,000.00.
- Who
- Property must be in the county Stormwater Environmental Utility service area. Venice, North Port, and Longboat Key are excluded.
- Where
- Property must be in the county Stormwater Environmental Utility service area. Venice, North Port, and Longboat Key are excluded.
- Qualifying project
- The program may support one of these project types: Replace Pavement or Build a Permeable Driveway or Patio, Build a Rain Garden, Bioswale, or Runoff-Management Yard, or Fix Yard Drainage and Reduce Flood or Sewer-Backup Risk.
Quick check
Do the main rules appear to fit?
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The finished result
What project qualifies?
This program may support more than one approved project route. The program’s plan and written decision control which route applies to the property.
Impervious pavement is removed or replaced with an approved surface and base that lets water pass through. An approved planted feature slows, stores, filters, or infiltrates runoff on the property. An approved project reduces runoff, standing water, basement flooding, sewer backup, or repeated flood loss.
Replace Pavement or Build a Permeable Driveway or Patio
Impervious pavement is removed or replaced with an approved surface and base that lets water pass through.
See the full project guide →Build a Rain Garden, Bioswale, or Runoff-Management Yard
An approved planted feature slows, stores, filters, or infiltrates runoff on the property.
See the full project guide →Fix Yard Drainage and Reduce Flood or Sewer-Backup Risk
An approved project reduces runoff, standing water, basement flooding, sewer backup, or repeated flood loss.
See the full project guide →What the project may require
A product can be one part of the work. The approved project, timing, design, and proof control.
Complete the approved property project
requiredCreates the finished outcome the program supports.
The program may support one of these project types: Replace Pavement or Build a Permeable Driveway or Patio, Build a Rain Garden, Bioswale, or Runoff-Management Yard, or Fix Yard Drainage and Reduce Flood or Sewer-Backup Risk.
Official path: official page
How to apply or check the program
- 1
Confirm the property
Verify the service area, account, ownership, applicant, and property type with Sarasota County Stormwater Environmental Utility.
- 2
Open the current official program source
Use the official program link below.
- 3
Collect the before-project evidence
Ask for the current document checklist.
- 4
Get approval when required
Get written approval before removing, buying, signing, or installing anything the program treats as project work.
- 5
Complete only the approved scope
Keep design changes and material substitutions in writing.
- 6
Submit the completion package
Ask what after photos, invoices, inspections, or certifications are required.
Details to confirm
- The program is not open again until October 1, 2026.
- New surfaces do not qualify. The project must replace existing impervious area.
- Calling a product permeable is not enough unless the approved installed system is pervious.
Examples that do not qualify
- Buying gravel, soil, mulch, or another product by itself does not create eligibility.
Questions people ask
Is this a rebate for buying gravel or another material?
No. The program supports the qualifying property project described above. A material purchase matters only when it serves the approved design and follows the program’s payment rules.
Can I start before applying?
Get written approval before removing, buying, signing, or installing anything the program treats as project work.
Does appearing eligible guarantee funding?
No. Current status, funding, ranking, inspection, and final approval can still affect the outcome.
Who decides whether a material substitution qualifies?
The program or its designated designer. Ask Sarasota County Stormwater Environmental Utility to approve the exact substitute in writing before ordering.
Last verified 8/11/26
Official sources
Use these official sources for current rules, availability, and application details.
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