In poor communities, we tend to underplay the importance of Mental Health. For lack of resources, individuals have failed to seek the help that they desperately need to overcome their adversity. This analysis focus on the correlation between mentally unhealthy days and poverty. For our communities to do better, there needs to be an investment in their mental well-being as well as their physical and economic. Mental disorders affect families as a whole, therefore it is important to create policies and programs that cater to those needs and encourage affected individuals to seek help.

This Analysis was prepared as an Assignment for my Capstone project and was not sent out to the Director of Population and Health.

I prepared this proposal in Grant Writing and Grant Management, a course in the Rutgers MPA program (Semester, Year). It presents a hypothetical proposal to the US Agency for International Development (USAID) for funding of a real program entitled, Haitian Education Leadership Program: Eradication of Poverty with Education and Knowledge. The proposal includes a needs statement, an articulation of program goals and measurable objectives, a statement of capacity, and a proposed budget and budget justification. This document has been edited and updated for the purposes of my capstone portfolio.