Schools and Libraries
About the Schools and Libraries Program:
- Overview of the Program
- Overview of the Process
- Outreach and Training
- Site Visits
- Filing Appeals
- Understanding Audits
Schools and Libraries Tools:
HATS - Mission
The objective of the Helping Applicants To Succeed (HATS) Initiative is to visit applicants who have faced challenges with the Universal Service Fund Schools and Libraries program and provide targeted training and outreach that may help them become more successful in the future. The HATS Initiative will also provide USAC with the opportunity to collect valuable feedback from those visited in order to improve the program for all applicants.
The goals for each site visit include the following:
- Helping the applicant understand the causes for his/her funding denials
- Providing the applicant with resources that may eliminate those application errors or program compliance issues in the future.
- Helping the applicant make sure that the entity’s students/patrons receive the fullest value from the Universal Service Fund Schools and Libraries program
