USHA

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USHA is a former U.S. federal agency created in the late 1930s to finance and promote low-cost public housing projects across the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former United States federal agency
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
authorizedByStatute United States Housing Act of 1937 NERFINISHED
commonName USHA NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy United States Housing Act of 1937 NERFINISHED
dissolved 1942
fieldOfWork housing policy
urban development
financed low-rent housing projects
funded local public housing authorities
governmentBranch executive branch of the United States government
hasAbbreviation USHA NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
historicalEra New Deal era NERFINISHED
inception 1937
industry public housing
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
legalForm federal agency
legislatedBy United States Congress NERFINISHED
namedAfter housing in the United States
operatingPeriodEnd early 1940s
operatingPeriodStart late 1930s
parentOrganization United States Department of the Interior NERFINISHED
partOf New Deal programs NERFINISHED
purpose finance low-cost public housing projects
promote public housing construction
reorganizedInto Federal Public Housing Authority NERFINISHED
replaced earlier ad hoc federal housing programs
replacedBy Federal Public Housing Authority NERFINISHED
subordinateTo United States federal government NERFINISHED
targetPopulation low-income families

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