Central Iowa Times

Humboldt County received $1,301,659 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2020 for 697 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 50.5 percent increase from 2019, when 729 recipients received $864,866.

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 Humboldt County Food Assistance Program Participants 2011-2020

Year	Amount Allocated
2011	$1,268,124
2012	$1,314,228
2013	$1,344,956
2014	$1,114,459
2015	$1,038,456
2016	$1,005,698
2017	$944,834
2018	$907,694
2019	$864,866
2020	$1,301,659