The Institute has been notified by the State Accounting Office of an increase in mileage reimbursement rate effective January 1, 2026.   

The mileage reimbursement rate for the use of private vehicles on official Institute business has been increased to $0.725 cents per mile and is applicable to travel that occurred on or after January 1st, 2026. Travel completed before that date will be calculated at the previous rate of $0.70 cents per mile. 

The new mileage rate has been updated in Workday and will populate based on the Expense Date entered for travel beginning January 1, 2026.

This change will not apply to Spend Authorizations or Expense Reports created before the update was made in Workday on January 7, 2026.

For additional information or questions, please contact the Expenses team via ServiceNow.