FERA centralized federal relief spending early in the New Deal, providing immediate aid to the unemployed and laying groundwork for later relief and public-works programs.
Congress passed and President Roosevelt approved the Federal Emergency Relief Act, authorizing federal funds to support state and local relief efforts and leading to creation of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA).
FERA centralized federal relief spending early in the New Deal, providing immediate aid to the unemployed and laying groundwork for later relief and public-works programs.
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