The easier way to upgrade your property for less.

Rainplan helps with rebates, design, contractors and funding for upgrades that capture rain, manage runoff or conserve water. Choose one service or any combination. Enter your address to see what your city or utility could help pay for.

Permeable paver driveway Rain garden Native plant yard Green roof Cistern Rain barrel Crew laying pavers Homeowners after their project
A driveway that drains
Permeable drivewayCounties pay by the square foot to replace asphalt with pavers that drain. Up to $8,000 on an eligible property.

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1,400+rebate programs50states and DC19,500+property owners$10M+in projects
1,400+ rebate programs50 states and DC19,500+ property owners$10M+ in projects scoped and funded★ US Water Prize, Outstanding Private Sector Organization
Trusted by government programs across the country
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Sound familiar?

What's going on at your place?

Pick the one that sounds like you. We'll show you what your city pays to fix it.

Stormwater

Water pools in the driveway after every storm.

Hard surfaces send rain into the street and the storm system. Many counties pay to replace them with surfaces that let it soak in.

Permeable paversRain garden
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Water bill

My water bill keeps climbing.

If outdoor watering is driving the bill, utilities in dry places pay by the square foot to swap thirsty grass for plants built for your climate.

Turf replacementRain barrelCistern
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Stormwater

The basement gets wet when it rains hard.

Often it starts outside: where the downspouts go and how the yard slopes. Rainplan can plan the drainage fix and check what your program pays toward it.

Downspout redirectRain gardenDrainage fixes
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Drought

We're under watering restrictions and the yard is dying.

Swap the thirsty parts for plants built for your climate. Utilities across the West pay by the square foot to take grass out, and the yard looks better in August than it ever did.

Turf replacementNative yardDrip irrigation
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Already planned

I'm redoing the driveway anyway.

Then it is worth checking what your program pays before you sign. The design and the program's requirements have to line up, and that is the part we handle.

Permeable pavers
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Water bill

I want to catch rain for the garden.

A barrel on the downspout or a tank beside the house. Many programs cover most or all of a barrel.

Rain barrelCistern
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Yard

The side yard turns into a swamp every spring.

The right fix depends on how water moves across your lot. A rain garden is often it, and the program pays for the plants and the digging.

Rain gardenDrainage fixes
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Yard

I'm tired of watering a lawn nobody uses.

Mowing, watering, fertilizing. A native yard costs less to keep and programs pay to plant it.

Native yardTurf replacement
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Patio

The patio is cracked and I don't want more concrete.

Permeable pavers look better, drain on their own, and most stormwater programs pay by the square foot to install them.

Permeable pavers
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Roof

My flat roof is hot and tired.

A planted roof holds rain, cools the building and lasts longer than the membrane under it. Cities pay by the square foot.

Green roof
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Stormwater fee

I'm paying a stormwater fee on my bill.

Many cities charge by hard surface and discount the fee for upgrades that soak up rain. The rebate helps build it, the discount keeps paying.

Permeable paversRain gardenGreen roof
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None of these

I just want whatever money my address qualifies for.

Fair. Type the address. Every upgrade your property may qualify for shows up with what the program pays, in seconds.

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What Rainplan does

Seeing what you qualify for is on us. After that, you decide how much help you want.

Happy customers

Real projects, real checks.

What we did, and what they said.

Green roof being installed on a DC home
A green roof built. $7,920 back.

Rainplan helped plan Amy's project, handled the rebate, matched the contractor and sponsored the build, with oversight through completion. Amy paid the remaining balance over 24 months.

"I can't even imagine an individual person going to the DC government and filing for an incentive. Rainplan is like the person who holds your hand through the whole process."
Amy B. · Washington, DC · Green roof
Green roof on a brick home in Washington, DC
A green roof and permeable pavers. $33,250 in rebates.

Rainplan ran the whole project with Lucia: the feasibility work, the technical hurdles a green roof brings, the rebate claims for both upgrades, the contractors and the oversight through to completion. Project Sponsorship and Assurance, start to finish.

"People stop in front of our house and take pictures like stop their cars and reverse to see. It's insane!"
Lucia F. · Washington, DC · Green roof and permeable pavers
Rain garden with a curb cut
A rain garden for $700 out of pocket. $2,200 back.

Rainplan found the program and handled the claim. The rebate covered most of the project.

"I had all of our neighbors come over to see our rain garden. I told them how inexpensive it was because we received $2,200. It was a no brainer. It only cost us $700."
Tom B. · Chevy Chase, MD · Rain garden
Why the money exists

Your government would rather pay you than build bigger pipes or buy more water.

Two kinds of programs, one result: local money set aside every year for upgrades like yours.

Front yard rain garden after rain
Where it rains too much

Stormwater programs

Every roof and driveway sends rain into the storm system. Counties and cities pay you to soak it up at home with permeable paving, rain gardens, barrels and green roofs, because that is cheaper than new infrastructure.

Southern California native front yard
Where it rains too little

Water conservation programs

Water utilities pay you to take out thirsty grass and plant for your climate, because every gallon you don't use is a gallon they don't have to buy.

The money is budgeted every year. What stops people is the application. That is the part we do.

Rebate Claim · $100

The money is real. The application is the hard part. We do that part for you.

Programs turn people down for small things: the wrong order of steps, a missing photo, a material that is not on the list. We build your incentive file and apply to the program's rules, then handle every question until you are approved.

  • Your property measured from the air and matched to the program
  • The application prepared, filed and managed until you are approved
  • Money back if the program turns you down for reasons outside your control
Scope and Solution Design · plan $100, plan + claim $150 total

Tell us the problem. We design the solution and tell you what it should cost.

Water pooling by the garage, a lawn you want gone, a roof you want planted. We measure your property from the air, design the fix to the program's rules, and put a fair price range on it. You get all of it before a single contractor visits.

  • A plan for your property, drawn on your own aerial and photos
  • A before and after, and a fair price range so nobody can make up a number
  • A plan contractors can bid on without a site visit
Provider Match · no cost to you

Vetted contractors bid on a defined scope. You compare and pick.

Contractors in the Provider Network know the programs and bid on a clearly defined scope of work, so every bid prices the same project. You see them side by side and choose. No site visits to schedule, no chasing quotes.

  • Bids on the same scope, not on a guess
  • Contractors who know the program's rules and build to them
  • No cost to you; contractors pay us when they win
$0 up frontpay when it passes inspection
Project Sponsorship and Assurance · no upfront construction payment

Your project isn't too expensive. It's too upfront.

When upfront costs hold up your project, Rainplan can fund the build, pay the contractor as work is approved and oversee the job through inspection. Then you pay, in one payment or monthly. If a rebate is coming, it goes toward what you owe.

  • No upfront construction payment; Rainplan's charge is in writing before work begins
  • Every bill checked, the job watched through to inspection
  • Your rebate reduces what you owe. Not a loan.
Commercial building with a planted stormwater area
Bigger property, bigger numbersParking lots, roofs and grounds qualify for the largest rebates there are.
Commercial, multifamily, HOAs, institutions

We find your best opportunities and go get them.

Apartment buildings, shopping centers, churches, schools and whole portfolios. We screen every property, rank the opportunities, run the claims, and can fund the build when capital is the obstacle.

Portfolio review

Every property ranked by what it can claim, so you start with the biggest.

Claims at volume

The same flat-fee claim as residential, priced for portfolios.

Sponsorship

Lots and roofs done this season, paid for once they pass inspection.

For the people who build, sell and fund it

Contractors, manufacturers and water utilities work with Rainplan too.

Common questions

Straight answers.

Can I use just one Rainplan service?

Yes. Choose a rebate claim, a project plan, contractor bids, project sponsorship, or any combination. You can add more help as your project develops.

Does it cost anything to check my address?

No. Checking what your property qualifies for costs nothing. You pay only for the services you choose, and the price is shown before you start: $100 for the claim, $100 for the plan, $150 for both.

Where does the money come from?

Your city, county or water utility. Every roof and driveway sends rain into the storm system, and every lawn drinks water the utility has to buy. Paying you to fix it at home is cheaper than building bigger pipes or buying more water, so the money is budgeted every year. Most of it goes unclaimed because the application is the hard part.

How does Rainplan make money?

We charge for rebate claims and project plans. Contractors in our Provider Network pay us when they win a project. Project Sponsorship has its own charge, stated in writing before work begins. Never a percentage of your rebate.

Is Project Sponsorship a loan?

No. No cash lands in your account. Rainplan pays your contractor directly for approved work, oversees the job through inspection, and you pay Rainplan back once it has passed, in one payment or on a monthly plan. Your rebate reduces what you owe.

Can I use my own contractor, or do it myself?

Yes to both. We claim and manage the rebate either way.

Where does Rainplan operate?

Across the United States. We track programs in all 50 states and Washington, DC. If your address has no program today, we tell you that too.

See what's waiting at your address.

Instant results. No cost to look.

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