Federal Works Agency

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The Federal Works Agency was a U.S. government agency created in 1939 to consolidate and oversee federal public works and construction programs, including major New Deal infrastructure projects.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal agency
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America
country United States of America
createdBy Reorganization Act of 1939
Reorganization Plan No. I of 1939
dissolved 1949
executiveBranchAgency true
formedByMergerOf Branch of Buildings Management of the National Park Service
Bureau of Public Roads
Public Buildings Branch of the Procurement Division
Public Works Administration
United States Housing Authority
hasPart Bureau of Community Facilities
Division of War Public Service
Public Buildings Administration
Public Buildings Bureau
Public Roads Administration
Public Roads Bureau
Public Works Administration
United States Housing Authority
Work Projects Administration
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
inception 1939
jurisdiction Federal government of the United States
legislativeBody United States Congress
notableWork administration of New Deal public works programs
construction of federal office buildings
development of public housing projects
expansion of the federal highway system
parentOrganization Executive branch of the United States government
purpose administration of public housing programs
construction and maintenance of federal public buildings
coordination of federal public works programs
development and maintenance of federal highways and roads
support of New Deal infrastructure projects
replaced Branch of Buildings Management of the National Park Service
Public Buildings Branch of the Procurement Division
Public Roads Administration
Public Works Administration
United States Housing Authority
replacedBy Department of the Interior
General Services Administration
Housing and Home Finance Agency
responsibleFor federal building management
federal highway construction and maintenance
federal public works construction
slum clearance and low-rent housing projects
war-related public works during World War II
timePeriod New Deal era
linked to: New Deal

World War II era
linked to: World War II

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Public Works Administration replacedBy Federal Works Agency
subject linked to: PWA
Works Progress Administration replacedBy Federal Works Agency
subject linked to: WPA
U.S. General Services Administration replaced Federal Works Agency
Federal Security Agency oversaw Federal Works Agency (in certain transferred functions)
subject linked to: FSA
linked to: Federal Works Agency
Bureau of Community Facilities operatedBy Federal Works Agency
Bureau of Community Facilities partOf Federal Works Agency
United States Housing Authority subordinateTo United States Federal Works Agency
linked to: Federal Works Agency