Central Iowa Times

Wright County received $2,277,109 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 1,206 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 33 percent increase from 2020, when 1,320 recipients received $1,712,024.

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 Wright County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

Year	Amount Allocated
2012	$2,395,265
2013	$2,302,407
2014	$2,122,475
2015	$2,054,040
2016	$2,089,325
2017	$1,912,750
2018	$1,984,335
2019	$1,712,024
2020	$2,277,109
2021	$2,937,944