SW Iowa Times

Mills County received $2,051,322 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 1,089 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 29.5 percent increase from 2020, when 1,247 recipients received $1,584,271.

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 Mills County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

Year	Amount Allocated
2012	$2,284,158
2013	$2,194,047
2014	$1,944,962
2015	$1,928,865
2016	$1,936,761
2017	$1,688,116
2018	$1,696,567
2019	$1,584,271
2020	$2,051,322
2021	$2,722,306