Highway Use Tax Evasion (HUTE) 2022/2023 Grant Recipients

Map of United States with FY 2022 and 2023 HUTE Grant Awards Recipients States highlighted. Lead States are: Arkansas, Iowa, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota, Wyoming. Participating States: Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia.

List of FY 2022 and 2023 Grant Recipients

Applying Agency	State	Amount	Project Description
Arkansas Department of Transportation	AR	$ 550,000	This request is for expenses related to travel and attendance for the 2025 and 2026 International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) Educational Forum, from the States as a training experience for administrators, auditors, and enforcement personnel.
Arkansas Department of Transportation	AR	$ 622,800	This project will continue the work of the Southern Regional task force (as defined by the Federation of Tax Administrators, that were established to allow for a sharing of information and best practices for the States to identify and combat evasion of highway use taxes
Iowa Department of Transportation	IA	$ 80,000	Iowa Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) of the State Department of Transportation is requesting HUTE funding to directly support this subproject for outreach to Iowa’s agricultural community to increase compliance with transportation provisions, including the proper collection of highway fuel taxes when applicable.
North Carolina Department of Transportation	NC	$ 1,172,300	This proposal has three primary projects. First is to hire additional support staff for the State's participation in the Joint Operations Center for National Fuel Tax Compliance (JOC) with the internal Revenue Service (IRS). The second is to fund additional work in the areas of audit and enforcement. Finally, work would be continued with neighboring States to identify areas of non-compliance.
South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles	SC	$ 443,509	This proposal includes several planned training initiatives externally for Motor Carriers in the State and internal South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) staff.
South Dakota Department of Transportation	SD	$ 116,593	This project will continue the work of the Midwest Regional task force (as defined by the Federation of Tax Administrators, that were established to allow for a sharing of information and best practices for the States to identify and combat evasion of highway use taxes
Wyoming Department of Transportation	WY	$ 90,870	This project will use funds to hire and train six fuel tax examiners over a three-year period.

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