SW Iowa Times

Fremont County received $1,417,492 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 753 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 39.7 percent increase from 2020, when 808 recipients received $1,014,381.

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 Fremont County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

Year	Amount Allocated
2012	$1,245,466
2013	$1,266,317
2014	$1,245,980
2015	$1,158,479
2016	$1,208,960
2017	$1,061,906
2018	$1,033,445
2019	$1,014,381
2020	$1,417,492
2021	$1,838,639