In early April, the D.C. Appleseed Center for Law and Justice kicked of a contest they hoped would serve to inspire political and civic engagement in an election year in the District — basically, they launched a website. The website was interactive, encouraging area residents to identify problems and propose solutions. Once all the ideas were collected, they would be voted on, and the best ones would win cash prizes and the chance to be presented to the slate of D.C. mayoral candidates.

The contest is in its final days — it ends on Friday, May 5 — and currently has some 633 submissions on everything from education to employment to public safety. It even includes some more humorous proposals, from installing chocolate milk fountains to building a huge rock climbing wall at the site of the McMillan reservoir in Northeast.

So if you find yourself complaining about the District, maybe you should submit an idea. After all, there’s cash to be had.