RainScapes Rewards Rebates
The program may support one of these project types: Build a Rain Garden, Bioswale, or Runoff-Management Yard, Replace Pavement or Build a Permeable Driveway or Patio, or Capture Rainwater in a Barrel or Cistern.
- Run by
- Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection
- Service area
- Montgomery County excluding the municipalities of Rockville, Gaithersburg, and Takoma Park.
Program at a glance
- Benefit
- Pavement removal: 3 to $7.00 per square foot. Other practices: varies by practice and actual cost.
- Who
- Montgomery County excluding the municipalities of Rockville, Gaithersburg, and Takoma Park.
- Where
- Montgomery County excluding the municipalities of Rockville, Gaithersburg, and Takoma Park.
- Qualifying project
- The program may support one of these project types: Build a Rain Garden, Bioswale, or Runoff-Management Yard, Replace Pavement or Build a Permeable Driveway or Patio, or Capture Rainwater in a Barrel or Cistern.
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.
An approved planted feature slows, stores, filters, or infiltrates runoff on the property. Impervious pavement is removed or replaced with an approved surface and base that lets water pass through. Roof runoff is captured in an approved container and reused or released safely.
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 →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 →Capture Rainwater in a Barrel or Cistern
Roof runoff is captured in an approved container and reused or released safely.
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: Build a Rain Garden, Bioswale, or Runoff-Management Yard, Replace Pavement or Build a Permeable Driveway or Patio, or Capture Rainwater in a Barrel or Cistern.
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 Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection.
- 2
Open the current official program source
Use the official program link below.
- 3
Collect the before-project evidence
Application. Site assessment. Project plan and design. Property-owner authorization where applicable.
- 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
Itemized receipts and invoices. Proof of payment. Before and after photos. Final inspection.
Details to confirm
- Municipal exclusions are easy to miss.
- The present intake delay is longer than many landscaping purchase cycles.
- Do not infer an aggregate specification from another Maryland program.
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 Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection 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.
- RainScapes Rewards Rebates official source 1 — montgomerycountymd.gov
- RainScapes Rewards Rebates official source 2 — montgomerycountymd.gov
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