Storm Water Grant Program

The Storm Water Grant Program uses a portion of the Storm Water Utility Fees to assist with storm water management on private property. These funds may be granted to property owners to prevent or repair storm water related damage and to improve drainage.

If you are looking for the Rain Barrel Reimbursement Program, please click here.

Examples of eligible projects include:

• Measures to prevent erosion.
• Expense for a contractor to place bank reinforcement.
• Installation of a drain tile to dry a wet backyard.
• Silt removal from storm water detention areas. For detention areas to be eligible, the improvements must return the area to the original detention volume.

The program does not include the removal of sump pumps connected to the sanitary sewer or items related to sump pumps. The grant cannot be used for aesthetic improvements only or for landscaping measures related to property maintenance. It does not cover work inside the home.

Please note that the Grant must be approved and awarded prior to construction work commencing.  Grants will not be awarded for work that has already been started or completed.

The 2023 Storm Water Grant Program opens on February 1st, 2023. There is no deadline for your application; we will continue to accept applications until all grant funding is awarded. Grants from the 2023 Program must be completed by the end of 2024.   

At the Council Meeting of June 14, 2022, the City Council approved an increase in the project funding limits for storm water grant applications.  These new limits are included in the 2023 Guidelines below.

Please review the grant guidelines carefully. The application can be submitted electronically by filling out the form below and submitting to stormwater@urbandale.org.

• Storm Water Grant Program Guidelines
• Storm Water Grant Fillable Form

Also, see our Rain Barrel program for additional reimbursement options (link in menu on the left).

Please contact stormwater@urbandale.org if you have any questions.

Additional Resources:

Contact List of potential companies that do storm water and soil quality restoration (SQR) work.

Iowa Storm Water Education Program: http://www.iowastormwater.org/

Iowa Department of Natural Resources: http://www.iowadnr.gov/Environmental-Protection/Water-Quality/Watershed-Improvement

Iowa Storm Water Management Manual: https://www.iowadnr.gov/Environmental-Protection/Water-Quality/NPDES-Storm-Water/Storm-Water-Manual

Iowa Department of Agriculture – Urban Conservation Program: http://www.iowaagriculture.gov/FieldServices/urbanConservation.asp 

United States Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/national/home/

Iowa Stormwater Management Manual Chapter 6 Section 5 Soil Quality Management and Restoration