On [[President of the United States|President]] [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] signed the [[Housing Act of 1937]], sometimes called the Wagner-Steagall Act, which provided for subsidies to be paid from the U.S. government to local public housing agencies (LHA's) to improve living conditions for low-income families.
One of the primary purposes of housing authorities is to manage Section 8 housing, but other activities include [[Community Development Block Grant]] (CDBG) entitlements and [[HOME Investment Partnerships Program]] (HOME) funding.