apush agencies

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Focused on enlisting young unmarried men to work on natural-resource development and projects such as flood control, soil conservation, and forest and wildlife protection.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC)

Formed by Congress to insure banks, so that their clients would not lose their savings in the event of a bank failure.

Federal Housing Administration (FHA)

Helped to finance homes to help bring back the housing industry.

National Recovery Administration (NIRA/NRA)

Designed to increase production while boosting wages and prices; one major goal was to make more goods available and to give consumers more money to buy them. Worked tightly with business and labor unions.

National Youth Administration (NYA)

Focused on aiding those between the ages of 16-25 by providing relief through educational opportunities and training in marketable skills. It also acted as an agent of social justice.

Public Works Administration (PWA)

Used over $6 billion of public money and put it into civilian and military construction projects such as building schools, hospitals, bridges, roads, tunnels, dams, and military equipment.

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Regulated the stock market, prevents fraud, and also guards against another stock market collapse.

Social Security Act (SSA)

Created an insurance program that provides two main types of benefits: retirement and disability.

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Looked to promote economic development in some of the poorest areas of the country by building dams which created jobs and provided hydroelectricity to bring energy to these areas.

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

After much urging from Eleanor Roosevelt, this program put to work 3 million people constructing bridges, public buildings, and parks. It also hired unemployed artists to paint murals on public buildings and supported musicians and writers.