SW Iowa Times

Harrison County received $2,404,940 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 1,272 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 47.7 percent increase from 2020, when 1,304 recipients received $1,627,756.

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 Harrison County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

Year	Amount Allocated
2012	$2,428,006
2013	$2,390,178
2014	$2,089,004
2015	$2,012,485
2016	$1,924,170
2017	$1,722,008
2018	$1,740,745
2019	$1,627,756
2020	$2,404,940
2021	$3,169,163