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FERA
Federal Emergency Relief Administration (1933-35)
gave federal aid to states for relief, by the end of 1935 had distributed 3.1 billion dollars and employed over 20 million people -
CWA
Civil Works Administration (1933-34
Created make-work programs, 750 million spent on this program -
CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps (1933-42)
250,000 young men trained and sent to national parks to plant trees, clear underbrush, create trails, develop campgrounds and beaches -
FDIC
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1933-2024)
Gives insurance to depositors of American banks -
PWA
Public Works Administration (1933-39)
contracted with private firms to construct public buildings, roads, and other public work projects. Spent over 4 billion on 34,000 projects -
FCA
Farm Credit Administration (1933-39)
Gave low interest, long term loans to farmers -
NRA
National Recovery Administration (1933-35)
Program from NIRA, worked to stabilize prices, wages, hours, and production levels. Encouraged companies to draw up "codes of fair competition -
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority (1933-2024)
Revitalized the seven-state region by building dams and power stations, flood control, and recreational facilities. -
WPA
Works Progress Administration (1933-39)
Replaced CWA, employed 14 million people in 8 years. Worked on airports, public buildings, bridges roads, research projects and teaching -
SSA
Social Security Act (1935)
unemployment insurance and pensions for workers, payments to blind, disabled, elderly and families of male workers who died. funded by a payroll tax