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==Contrast with WPA==
The PWA should not be confused with its great rival, the [[Works Progress Administration]] (WPA), though both were part of the New Deal. The WPA, headed by [[Harry Hopkins]], engaged in smaller projects in close cooperation with local governments—such as building city halls, sewers, or sidewalks. The PWA projects were much larger in scope, such as giant dams. The WPA hired only people on relief who were paid directly by the federal government, while in contrast, the PWA gave contracts to private firms that hired workers for projects on the private sector job market. The WPA also had youth programs (the [[National Youth Administration]]), projects for women, and art projects that the PWA did not have.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Taylor |first=Nick |title=American-made: The Enduring Legacy of the WPA : when FDR Put the Nation to Work |publisher=Bantam Books |year=2009 |isbn=9780553381320}}</ref>