Partial List of Alphabet Agencies
| Initialism | Year | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| AAA | 1933 | Agricultural Adjustment Act |
| CAA | 1933 | Civil Aeronautics Authority (now Federal Aviation Administration) |
| CCC | 1933 | Civilian Conservation Corps |
| CCC | 1933 | Commodity Credit Corporation |
| CWA | 1933 | Civil Works Administration |
| DRS | 1935 | Drought Relief Service |
| DSH | 1933 | Subsistence Homesteads Division |
| EBA | 1933 | Emergency Banking Act |
| FAP | 1935 | Federal Art Project (part of WPA) |
| FCA | 1933 | Farm Credit Administration |
| FCC | 1934 | Federal Communications Commission |
| FDIC | 1933 | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
| FERA | 1933 | Federal Emergency Relief Administration |
| FHA | 1934 | Federal Housing Administration |
| FLSA | 1938 | Fair Labor Standards Act |
| FMP | 1935 | Federal Music Project (part of WPA) |
| FSA | 1935 | Farm Security Administration |
| FSRC | 1933 | Federal Surplus Relief Corporation |
| FTP | 1935 | Federal Theatre Project (part of WPA) |
| FWA | 1939 | Federal Works Agency |
| FWP | 1935 | Federal Writers' Project (part of WPA) |
| HOLC | 1933 | Home Owners' Loan Corporation |
| NIRA | 1933 | National Industrial Recovery Act |
| NLRA | 1935 | National Labor Relations Act |
| NLRB | 1934 | National Labor Relations Board/The Wagner Act |
| NRA | 1933 | National Recovery Administration |
| NYA | 1935 | National Youth Administration |
| PRRA | 1933 | Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration |
| PWA | 1933 | Public Works Administration |
| RA | 1935 | Resettlement Administration |
| REA | 1935 | Rural Electrification Administration (now Rural Utilities Service) |
| SEC | 1934 | Securities and Exchange Commission |
| SSA | 1935 | Social Security Administration |
| SSB | 1935 | Social Security Board (now Social Security Administration) |
| TVA | 1933 | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| USHA | 1937 | United States Housing Authority |
| USMC | 1936 | United States Maritime Commission |
| WPA | 1935 | Works Progress Administration |
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