In the US? $60,000 offer by Dutch Paint Firm
$60,000 is being offered in prizes by Interlux? Yacht Finishes to boaters who come up with a plan to help improve their local waterfront. The Waterfront Challenge www.wfchallenge.comwill award eight grants of $5,000 to $25,000 to support grassroot efforts by boaters to create sustainable waterfront environmental improvements in their communities. 
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"Quite simply, Interlux is asking boaters who say they care about the environment to prove it," said Waterfront Challenge director Douglas Bernon. "Clean up a beach or river bank. Re-build a handicap-accessible dock. We'll consider all small-scale projects that could result in effective waterfront improvements," Bernon added.
Small groups - organized clubs, a group of friends, a family - should apply now for grants to be awarded at the Miami International Boat Show in February, 2009. The deadline for applications is November 5. A six-judge panel will award seven regional grants of $5,000 each and one grant of $25,000 for the best overall waterfront project.
For more information and to apply for a Waterfront Challenge grant, visit www.wfchallenge.com.
Interlux Yacht Finishes is the leading supplier of high performance marine coatings and forms part of Netherlands-based Akzo Nobel, the world's largest supplier of industrial coatings.
by BW Media 
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