Public+Works

Public Works
PWA- public works administrations


 * Description**: It created millions of construction-related jobs to the unemployed.

  posted by: Laretta Kulp [|PWA now] [|PWA history] [|PWA records]
 * Depression Impact:**
 * Provided building grants and loans to state governments and private corporations.
 * It generated almost 5 billion hours worth of work for men around the country, most of whom were African American or white
 * It built 70% of the nation's schools; 65% of its city halls and courtroom buildings; 65% of its sewage systems; 35% of its public health facilities; and 10% of its transportation structures.
 * Impact on Contemporary Society:**
 * It was dissolved in the 1940s and never revived.
 * In the 1990s the federal government continued to provide funding for a wide range of public works projects.