Faced with continued high unemployment and concerns for public welfare during the coming winter of 1933–34, FERA instituted the Civil Works Administration (CWA) as a $400 million short-term measure to get people to work.
Stillet overfor vedvarende høj arbejdsløshed og bekymringer for befolkningens velfærd i den kommende vinter 1933-34 etablerede FERA Civil Works Administration (CWA) som et kort-tids tiltag til $400 mio. for at få folk i arbejde.