Why did Franklin Roosevelt’s Federal Emergency Relief Administration give grants to states, even though it cost more than giving
money to individuals? It was easier for the federal government to let individual states distribute the grants to individuals. It was easier to identify impoverished states than it was to identify impoverished individuals. States used the money to create jobs, which was better for morale than simply receiving money. States could use part of the money to pay state officials and pass the rest to individu
The correct answer is States used the money to create jobs, which was better for morale than simply receiving money
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration aimed to give money to states so the states and companies could strengthen their economy, offer more jobs and raise salaries. This would be better than simply giving money to people who needed it, it would maintain the economy growing.
