This page provides limits for expenses incurred on or after January 21, 2006. For previous limits in effect from November 1, 2004 to January 20, 2006, see
Lodging, Meal, and Incidental Expense Limits (Nov 1, 2004-Jan 20, 2006)

Lodging, Meal, and Incidental Expense Limits

State Funds Limits -- Virginia & the Washington, D.C. Area

For travel meals, the limits in these two tables represent maximum per diem amounts. For business meals, they represent the maximum for actual expenses incurred.

Please note:

  • If a specific city is listed in the table, that rate also applies to other cities within 15 minutes travel time from the listed city unless otherwise noted.
  • Some city rates include specified outlying counties or suburbs.
  • If a specific locality is not included in the table below, the standard rate listed at the top of the table applies.

Location

Meals

(Travel or business meals, includes tips and taxes)

Overnight Travel

Break-fast

Lunch

Dinner

Meals Total
per diem

Incidentals

(Includes:
transportation to and from meals,
tips, personal phone calls, and laundry)

Lodging

(Excludes taxes & surcharges)

STANDARD

$7

$11

$18

$36

$3

$60

Charlottesville

(includes Albemarle County)

$8

$12

$21

$41

$3

$78

Fredericksburg

(includes Spotsylvania and Stafford Counties)

$9

$13

$24

$46

$3

$61

Lynchburg

(includes Campbell County)

$8

$12

$21

$41

$3

$66

Manassas

(City Limits)

$7

$11

$18

$36

$3

$76

Richmond

(includes Chesterfield, Goochland, Henrico, and Richmond Counties)

$10

$15

$26

$51

$3

$96

Roanoke

(City Limits)

$8

$12

$21

$41

$3

$69

Tidewater Region

(includes Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach)

$9

$13

$24

$46

$3

10/1 - 3/31 $62

4/1 - 5/31 $84

6/1 - 9/30 $124

Wallops Island

(includes Accomack County)

$9

$13

$24

$46

$3

9/1 - 5/31 $70

6/1 - 8/31 $98

Warrenton

(includes Fauquier County)

$8

$12

$21

$41

$3

$67

Washington, D.C. area

(includes cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax; Virginia counties of Arlington, Fairfax, and Loudoun; Maryland counties of Montgomery and Prince Georges)

$12

$18

$31

$61

$3

1/1 - 5/31 $187

6/1 - 8/31 $145

9/1 - 12/31 $166

Williamsburg area

(includes Hampton, James City, Newport News, Poquoson, and York County)

$10

$15

$26

$51

$3

9/1 - 3/31 $67

4/1 - 8/31 $82

Woodbridge

(includes Prince William County)

$8

$12

$21

$41

$3

$76



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State Funds Limits -- Out-of-State Locations

For travel meals, the limits in these two tables represent maximum per diem amounts. For business meals, they represent the maximum for actual expenses incurred.

Please note:

  • If a specific city is listed in the table, that rate also applies to other cities within 15 minutes travel time from the listed city unless otherwise noted.
  • Some city rates include specified outlying counties or suburbs.
  • If a specific locality is not included in the table below, the standard rate listed at the top of the table applies.

Location

Meals

(Travel or business meals, includes tips and taxes)

Overnight Travel

Break-fast

Lunch

Dinner

Meals Total
per diem

Incidentals

(Includes:
transportation to
and from meals,
tips, personal phone calls,
and laundry)

Lodging

(Excludes taxes & surcharges)

STANDARD

$8

$12

$21

$41

$3

$88

Atlanta, GA

(includes Cobb, Fulton, DeKalb Counties)

$9

$13

$24

$46

$3

$115

Baltimore, MD

(includes Baltimore County)

$11

$16

$29

$56

$3

$141

Boston/Cambridge, MA

(includes Suffolk, City of Cambridge)

$12

$18

$31

$61

$3

$165

Charleston, SC

(includes Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester Counties)

$10

$15

$26

$51

$3

$78

Charlotte, NC

(includes Mecklenburg County)

$9

$13

$24

$46

$3

$70

Chicago, IL

(includes Cook and Lake Counties)

$9

$13

$24

$46

$3

9/1 - 3/31 $136

4/1 - 6/30 $152

7/1 - 8/31 $127

Cincinnati, OH

(includes Clermont and Hamilton Counties)

$10

$15

$26

$51

$3

$78

Cleveland, OH

(includes Cuyahoga County)

$10

$15

$26

$51

$3

$84

Dallas, TX

(Dallas County and City Limits)

$11

$16

$29

$56

$3

1/1 - 3/31 $104

4/1 - 12/31 $95

Denver / Aurora, CO

(includes Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Jefferson, and Douglas Counties)

$9

$13

$24

$46

$3

$119

Detroit, MI

(includes Wayne County)

$8

$12

$21

$41

$3

$90

Fort Worth / Arlington / Grapevine, TX

(includes Tarrant County and city limits of Grapevine)

$8

$12

$21

$41

$3

$117

Houston, TX

(includes Johnson Space Center and Fort Bend, Harris, and Montgomery counties)

$11

$16

$29

$56

$3

$92

Kansas City, MO

(includes Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte Counties)

$9

$13

$24

$46

$3

$87

Las Vegas, NV

(includes Clark County)

$12

$18

$31

$61

$3

9/1 - 4/30 $112

5/1 - 8/31 $99

Los Angeles, CA

(includes Orange and Ventura Counties)

$12

$18

$31

$61

$3

$96

Miami, FL

(includes Miami-Dade County)

$11

$16

$29

$56

$3

1/1 - 4/30 $144

5/1 - 9/30 $93

10/1 - 12/31 $108

Minneapolis / St. Paul, MN

(includes Hennepin and Ramsey Counties)

$12

$18

$31

$61

$3

$113

Nassau County, NY

(includes Floral Park, Garden City, Glen Cove, Great Neck, Roslyn Cities)

$12

$18

$31

$61

$3

$162

Newark, NJ

(includes Essex, Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic Counties)

$9

$13

$24

$46

$3

$109

New Orleans, LA

(includes Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemine, and St. Bernard Parishes)

$11

$16

$29

$56

$3

10/1 - 5/31 $133

6/1 - 9/30 $103

New York City, NY

(includes Boroughs of Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island)

$12

$18

$31

$61

$3

1/1 - 5/31 $201

6/1 - 8/31 $180

9/1 - 12/31 $226

Orlando, FL

(includes Orange County)

$9

$13

$24

$46

$3

1/1 - 3/31 $101

4/1 - 12/31 $83

Philadelphia, PA

(includes Philadelphia County)

$12

$18

$31

$61

$3

$125

Phoenix / Scottsdale, AZ

(includes Maricopa County)

$11

$16

$29

$56

$3

1/1 - 3/31 $127

4/1 - 5/31 $109

6/1 - 12/31 $84

Pittsburgh, PA

(includes Allegheny County)

$10

$15

$26

$51

$3

$91

San Antonio, TX

(includes Bexar County)

$10

$15

$26

$51

$3

$89

San Diego, CA

(includes San Diego County)

$12

$18

$31

$61

$3

1/1 - 5/31 $127

6/1 - 12/31 $120

San Francisco, CA

(includes San Francisco County)

$12

$18

$31

$61

$3

$130

Savannah, GA

(includes Chatman County)

$9

$13

$24

$46

$3

$87

Seattle, WA

(includes King County)

$12

$18

$31

$61

$3

$124

St. Louis, MO

(includes St. Louis City, St. Louis and St. Charles Counties)

$11

$16

$29

$56

$3

$101

Washington, D.C. area

(includes cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax; Virginia counties of Arlington, Fairfax, and Loudoun; Maryland counties of Montgomery and Prince Georges)

$12

$18

$31

$61

$3

1/1 - 5/31 $187

6/1 - 8/31 $145

9/1 - 12/31 $166

White Plains / Tarrytown / New Rochelle / Yonkers, NY

(includes Westchester County)

$11

$16

$29

$56

$3

$130



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State Funds Limits -- Internal Catering

The limits in this table represent the maximum for actual expenses incurred. They are NOT per diem amounts.
These limits are applicable ONLY to the following internal caterers:

  • University Dining Services
  • Nutrition Services

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Miscellaneous Items

(coffee breaks, etc.)

$15

$15

$40

$5



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Local Funds Limits -- All Locations

The limits in this table represent the maximum for actual expenses incurred. They are NOT per diem amounts.

Meals

(Includes taxes and tips)

Lodging

(Excludes taxes and surcharges. Includes transportation to and from meals, tips, personal phone calls, and laundry)

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Maximum Per Day

$65

$65

$65

$110

$250




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