North Iowa Reporter

Bremer County received $2,093,421 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2020 for 1,128 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 55.3 percent increase from 2019, when 1,148 recipients received $1,347,847.

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 Bremer County Food Assistance Program Participants 2011-2020

Year	Amount Allocated
2011	$1,723,736
2012	$1,757,998
2013	$1,696,927
2014	$1,648,291
2015	$1,596,412
2016	$1,568,325
2017	$1,363,034
2018	$1,416,075
2019	$1,347,847
2020	$2,093,421