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New Deal Programs
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)
The AAA was created by the Agricultural Adjustment Act to aid farmers and regulate crop production. It protected farmers from price drops by providing crop subsidies to reduce production, educational programs to teach methods of preventing soil erosion. The AAA was ended on January 6, 1936 when the Agricultural Adjustment Act was found unconstitutional but was continued in 1938. -
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
The Tennessee Valley Authority Act created the TVA do develop the resources of the Tennessee Valley. The federal government built a series of dams to prevent flooding and sell electricty. it was also created to establish new wildlife refuges and set aside large wilderness areas. The TVA continues to work in the Tennessee Valley today. -
Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC)
After being created by the Home Owners Loan Corporation Act it loaned money at low interest to homeowners who could not meet mortgage payments. This program allowed people to keep their homes during this hard time. The HOLC was ended in 1951. -
Federal Deposit Insurance Coporation (FDIC)
The FDIC was created by the Glass-Steagall Act. It created federally insured bank deposits ($2500 per investor at first) to prevent bank failures. This program reassured bank costumers their money was safe and allowed some people to trust the bank once again. It is still being used today. -
National Recovery Administration (NRA)
The National Industrial Recovery Act created the NRA. They created a system of codes to control production, labor relations, prices, and lastly, trade practices. The National Recovery Administration was ended on May 27, 1935. -
Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
The FHA increased the size of the housing market after the National Housing Act created it. The Federal Housing Administration insured loans for building and repairing homes. The FHA is continuing to be used today. -
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
The Works Progress Administration, created by the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, quickly created as many jobs as possible. In fact, it employed 8.5 million workers in construction and other jobs, but more importantly provided work in arts, theater, and literary projects. When ended in June of 1943 due to the result of low unemployment the WPA left a lasting impression, it produced public works of lasting value to the nation and gave working people a sense of hope and purpose. -
National Youth Administration (NYA)
The NYA was created by the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 and it provided job training for unemployed young people and part-time jobs for needy students. This program allowed kids to be able to provide for themseleves, leaving money for their parents to buy the necessities. This program was changed to the War Manpower Commission in September of 1943. -
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
The Wagner Act created the NLRB and defined unfair labor practices and established the NLRB to settle disputes between employers and employees. The National Labor Relations Board acts as a mediaor and continues today to empower the trade union movement. -
Social Security Administration
The Social Security Act created the Social Security Administration, which provided pension for retired workers and their spouses and aided people with diabilities. It also provided substantial benefits to millions of Americans and still continues to work today.
