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Grundy County residents receive $1,117,515 in food assistance benefits in 2021

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Grundy County received $1,117,515 in Food Assistance Program funding in 2021 for 593 program recipients, according to a Nodaway Valley Today analysis of data from Iowa's Department of Human Services.

This is a 48.3 percent increase from 2020, when 588 recipients received $753,305.

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 Grundy County Food Assistance Program Participants 2012-2021

YearAmount Allocated
2012$951,554
2013$886,456
2014$799,735
2015$775,343
2016$803,685
2017$721,298
2018$734,767
2019$753,305
2020$1,117,515
2021$1,506,234

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