NEW DEAL PROGRAMS

AAA

• Agricultural Adjustment Act
• Paid farmers to not plant crops to effectively raise crop prices

CWA

• Civil Works Administration
• Used to create manual labor jobs for millions of unemployed workers
• Built and improved roads, schools, playgrounds and airports

FWA

• Federal Housing Administration
• Sets standards for construction and insures loans for home building

HOLC

• Home Owners' Loan Corporation
• Its purpose was to refinance home mortgages that are in default to prevent foreclosure

NRA

• National Recovery Administration
• Their foal was to eliminate tough competition to bring fair prices

PWA

• Public Works Administration
• Was made to creat jobs and make large-scale public works to revive the economy
• Ex. Dams, bridges, and schools

REA

• Rural Electrification Act
• Provided loans for the installation of electrical distribution systems to serve rural areas

SSA

• Social Security Administration
• Administers social security
• Social insurance program for retirement,disability, and survivors' benefits

TVA

• Tennessee Valley Authority
• Provides navigation, flood control, electricity generation and economic development to the Tennessee Valley
• An area heavily affect by the Great Deporession

WPA

• Works Progress Administration
• Employed millions of unemployed workers to build public works
• Constructed public buildings and roads