# Fuel Tax Evasion-Intergovernmental Enforcement Effort (20.240)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/20-240-fuel-tax-evasion-intergovernmental-enforcement-effort/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Fuel Tax Evasion-Intergovernmental Enforcement Effort is run by Department of Transportation. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $5.2 million in 47 grants, about $111,447 per award.

## Objectives

The purpose of this program is to increase intergovernmental activities and enforcement efforts among public agencies to reduce Federal and State fuel tax evasion. Funds made available shall be used only to expand or enhance intergovernmental efforts to increase motor fuel tax enforcement and payments; to supplement motor fuel tax examinations and criminal investigations; and to increase research and training in the area of fuel tax evasion. This program is part of the Highway Use Tax Evasion program which also may provide funds to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for their efforts as outlined in 23 U.S.C. 143.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $1.7 million | 21 |
| 2022 | $1.4 million | 5 |
| 2023 | $1.2 million | 21 |
| 2024 | -$93,016 | 2 |
| 2025 | $991,247 | 3 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation North Carolina Department | North Carolina | $1.1 million |
| Executive Office of the Commonwealth of Kentucky | Kentucky | $940,000 |
| South Carolina Department of Transportation | South Carolina | $637,457 |
| Arkansas Department of Transportation | Arkansas | $610,000 |
| Department of Transportation Arizona | Arizona | $457,000 |
| Missouri Department of Transportation | Missouri | $279,102 |
| Washington St Department of Transportation | Washington | $249,600 |
| New Hampshire Department of Transportation | New Hampshire | $249,450 |
| VA Department of Transportation | Virginia | $211,182 |
| Minnesota Department of Transportation | Minnesota | $194,535 |
| Rhode Island Dot | Rhode Island | $90,455 |
| Maine Department of Transportation | Maine | $75,893 |
| Alabama Department of Transportation | Alabama | $70,000 |
| Transportation & Development Louisiana D | Louisiana | $70,000 |
| Mississippi Department of Transportation | Mississippi | $70,000 |
| Iowa Department of Transportation | Iowa | $64,375 |
| Wyoming Department of Transportation | Wyoming | $54,936 |
| Transportation, Vermont Agency of | Vermont | $52,990 |
| Tennessee Department of Transportation | Tennessee | $38,453 |
| Georgia Department of Transportation | Georgia | $34,130 |