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Boone County received $3,339,507 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 1,751 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 39.8 percent increase from 2020, when 1,863 recipients received $2,388,082.

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 Boone County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

Year	Amount Allocated
2012	$4,143,635
2013	$3,867,966
2014	$3,492,103
2015	$3,310,324
2016	$3,267,603
2017	$2,654,315
2018	$2,691,689
2019	$2,388,082
2020	$3,339,507
2021	$4,289,941