Central Iowa Times

Hamilton County received $1,831,001 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2020 for 961 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 42 percent increase from 2019, when 1,003 recipients received $1,289,111.

Qualified recipients in the Program are eligible to receive financial assistance in the form of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, which then can be used to buy groceries. The Program is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's larger Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Amount of Money Allocated for Hamilton County Food Assistance Program Participants 2011-2020

Year	Amount Allocated
2011	$2,432,713
2012	$2,543,121
2013	$2,466,950
2014	$2,148,458
2015	$2,077,059
2016	$1,946,101
2017	$1,452,631
2018	$1,442,429
2019	$1,289,111
2020	$1,831,001