North Iowa Reporter

Floyd County received $3,212,592 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 1,715 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 54.6 percent increase from 2020, when 1,699 recipients received $2,077,623.

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 Floyd County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

Year	Amount Allocated
2012	$3,098,881
2013	$2,992,179
2014	$2,722,196
2015	$2,653,839
2016	$2,533,699
2017	$2,163,930
2018	$2,176,522
2019	$2,077,623
2020	$3,212,592
2021	$4,304,034