Alphabet Soup of Agencies

CCC-Civillian Conservation Corps

1933

This was a voluntary public relief program for young (17-28) men who were unemployed and not married.

CWA-Civil Works Administration

1933

This was a program that created jobs that were mostly manual for the millions of unemployed workers. This program didn't last long and was replaced with the WPA.

FAA-Federal Aviation Administration

1933

This is a governmental body of the U.S. with powers to regulate all aspects of the civil aviation in that nation as well as over its surrounding international waters.

EBA-Emergency Banking Act

1933

This act was passed to attempt to stabilize the banking system.

FCA-Farm Credit Administration

Mar 27, 1933

The purpose of the independent agency is to regulate the financial institutions that provide credit to farmers.

AAA-Agricultural Adjustment Act

May 12, 1933

This law was set in place to boost the prices agriculture by reducing surpluses. The government would pay farmers subsidies to not plant on part of their land. The government would also by livestock for slaughter.

TVA-Tennessee Valley Authority

May 18, 1933

This was a corporation designed to help an area (the Tennessee Valley) that was greatly affected by the Great Depression. This corporation provided navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development.

FDIC-Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Jun 16, 1933

This is an agency that provides deposit insurance to depositors in U.S. depository institutions.

PWA-Progressive Works Administration

Jun 16, 1933

This was a large-scale construction agency in the U.S., created in response to the Great Depression.

NRA-National Recovery Administration

Jun 20, 1933

This administration was meant to reduce the competition by bringing industry, labor and government together to create codes of "fair practices" and set prices.

SEC-Securities and Exchange Commission

Jun 6, 1934

This is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government.

FCC-Federal Communications Commissions

Jun 19, 1934

This independent agency regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the U.S.

WPA-Works Progress Administration

May 6, 1935

This was an agency that employed many people looking for jobs to carry out public works projects.

SSA-Social security Act

Aug 14, 1935

This act created the Social Security program along with insurance against unemployment.

USHA-United States Housing Authority

Sep 1, 1937

This was a federal agency designed to lend money to the states or communities for low-cost construction.