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Double Up Food Bucks Program Announces New Online Registration

The Iowa Healthiest State Initiative today announced the launch of a new online registration system for its Double Up Food Bucks program. For the first time, SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) users in Iowa can enroll online at doubleupiowa.com—eliminating the need to sign up in person at participating locations.

This enhancement aims to increase accessibility and reduce the burden on local grocery stores and farmers markets that previously handled registration. Now, more Iowans can begin using Double Up Food Bucks to bring home more fresh fruits and vegetables.

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Double Up Food Bucks Program Announces Increase in Daily Match

The Iowa Healthiest State Initiative announced that its Double Up Food Bucks program has increased the daily match for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to $15, up from $10. The change takes effect immediately in all participating Double Up Food Bucks sites across Iowa.

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Double Up Food Bucks Expands to Eleven New Fareway Locations

The Iowa Healthiest State Initiative’s Double Up Food Bucks program has expanded its partnership with Fareway by adding eleven stores in communities across Iowa as participating locations.

The eleven new sites include two locations in Cedar Rapids, as well as Clinton, Council Bluffs, Fort Madison, Hampton, Muscatine, Newton, Red Oak, Toledo, and Vinton. Across these locations, approximately 18,628 Iowans will now have increased access to fresh produce in their community through Double Up Food Bucks.

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