Federal Emergency Relief Administration

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New Deal agency United States federal government agency

The Federal Emergency Relief Administration was a New Deal agency that provided direct relief and work relief to millions of unemployed Americans during the Great Depression.

Aliases (1)

Federal Emergency Relief Act ×2

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Deal agency → United States federal government agency →
administeredBy	Harry Hopkins →
alsoKnownAs	FERA →
appliesToJurisdiction	United States →
country	United States →
describedIn	Emergency Relief Act of 1933 →
dissolved	1935 →
distributedTo	local relief agencies → state relief agencies →
fieldOfWork	emergency relief → public assistance →
follows	Reconstruction Finance Corporation relief efforts →
foundedBy	Franklin D. Roosevelt →
fundedBy	United States Treasury →
hasEffect	expanded federal role in public welfare → reduced immediate hardship among unemployed Americans →
headOfGovernmentAtInception	Franklin D. Roosevelt →
historicalPeriod	New Deal era →
inception	1933 →
industry	public administration →
keyPerson	Harry Hopkins →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legalForm	federal emergency agency →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Washington, D.C. →
mainSubject	Great Depression → public welfare → unemployment relief →
notableProgram	cash grants to states for relief → work relief projects →
operatedDuringPresidencyOf	Franklin D. Roosevelt →
operatingPeriod	Great Depression →
parentOrganization	United States federal government →
partiallyReplacedBy	Civilian Conservation Corps → Works Progress Administration employment programs →
partOf	New Deal →
policyArea	employment policy → poverty alleviation → social welfare →
purpose	direct relief to the unemployed → work relief for the unemployed →
replaced	Emergency Relief Administration of some states →
replacedBy	Social Security Board → Works Progress Administration →
significantEvent	implementation of federal grants to states for relief → transition from direct relief to work relief programs →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Emergency Relief Act of 1933 →	administeredBy
Emergency Relief Act of 1933 →	creates
73rd United States Congress ("Federal Emergency Relief Act") →	enacted
Emergency Relief Act of 1933 →	establishes
Hundred Days (FDR) ("Federal Emergency Relief Act") →	hasKeyLegislation
New Deal →	hasPart
Harry Hopkins →	notableWork
Civil Works Administration →	parentOrganization
Emergency Relief Act of 1933 →	primaryAdministrator
Emergency Relief Act of 1933 →	relatedTo