Government Corporations

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, created in 1971 to take over the intercity passenger trains private railroads wanted to abandon

The government corporation within the Agriculture Department that finances farm price supports, conservation payments, and emergency aid to farmers

The private nonprofit corporation created by Congress to fund public radio and television, which began winding down after Congress rescinded its funding in 2025

The federal export credit agency that finances and insures foreign purchases of American goods and services

The government corporation within the Bureau of Prisons that employs incarcerated people to make goods and provide services, mostly for federal agencies

The congressionally created nonprofit that funds civil legal aid for low-income Americans through local legal aid organizations

The independent U.S. foreign aid agency that gives large grants to poor countries that meet standards for good governance and economic policy

The federal corporation that insures private-sector traditional pensions and pays benefits when plans fail

The largest public power provider in the country, created by the New Deal to remake an impoverished river valley

The self-funded government corporation that delivers to every address in the country six days a week