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Lodging, Meal & Incidental Expense Limits
This page provides limits for expenses incurred on or after October 1, 2008.
- State Funds -- In-State Locations
- State Funds -- Out-of-State Locations
- State Funds -- Internal Catering
- Local Funds -- All Locations
- Foreign Per Diem Rates (U.S. Department of State web site)
For "international" destinations, see definition
.
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.
- Some county rates may not include a major city within that county.
- 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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Break - fast | Lunch | Dinner | Meals Total per diem | Incidentals | Lodging
(Excludes taxes & surcharges) |
|
| STANDARD | $7 | $11 | $18 | $36 | $3 | $70 |
| Abingdon
(Washington) |
$9 | $13 | $24 | $46 | $3 | 10/01 - 03/31 $79
04/01 - 05/31 $72 06/01 - 09/30 $79 |
| Blacksburg
(Montgomery) |
$10 | $15 | $26 | $51 | $3 | $80 |
| Charlottesville
(Albemarle & Greene County) |
$8 | $12 | $21 | $41 | $3 | $100 |
| Chesapeake / Suffolk | $8 | $12 | $21 | $41 | $3 | 10/01 - 03/31 $89
04/01 - 05/31 $97 06/01 - 08/31 $107 09/01 - 09/30 $89 |
| Chesterfield / Henrico
(Chesterfield & Henrico Counties) |
$9 | $13 | $24 | $46 | $3 | $93 |
| Fredericksburg
(City of Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania) |
$10 | $15 | $26 | $51 | $3 | $74 |
| Hampton City / Newport News | $8 | $12 | $21 | $41 | $3 | $81 |
| James City / York Co / Williamsburg | $10 | $15 | $26 | $51 | $3 | 10/1 - 3/31 $75
4/1 - 8/31 $97 9/1 - 9/30 $75 |
| Loudoun
(Loudoun County)
|
$11 | $16 | $29 | $56 | $3 | $140 |
| Lynchburg
(Campbell County) |
$8 | $12 | $21 | $41 | $3 | $78 |
| Manassas
(City Limits) |
$7 | $11 | $18 | $36 | $3 | $101 |
| Norfolk / Portsmouth | $12 | $18 | $31 | $56 | $3 | $96 |
| Richmond
(City Limits) |
$10 | $15 | $26 | $51 | $3 | 10/1 - 10/31 $129
11/1 - 8/31 $123 9/1 - 9/30 $129 |
| Roanoke
(City Limits) |
$8 | $12 | $21 | $41 | $3 | $96 |
| Stafford / Prince Williams
(Stafford and Prince Williams Counties) |
$8 | $12 | $21 | $41 | $3 | $95 |
| Virginia Beach
(Virginia Beach) |
$10 | $15 | $26 | $51 | $3 | 10/1 - 5/31 $88
6/1 - 8/31 $151 9/1 - 9/30 $88 |
| Wallops Island
(Accomack County) |
$9 | $13 | $24 | $46 | $3 | 10/1 - 6/30 $87
7/1 - 8/31 $121 9/1 - 9/30 $87 |
| Warrenton
(Fauquier) |
$8 | $12 | $21 | $41 | $3 | $99 |
| Washington, D.C. area
(includes Virginia cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax; Virginia counties of Arlington, Fairfax; Maryland counties of Montgomery and Prince Georges) |
$12 | $18 | $31 | $61 | $3 | 10/1 - 10/31 $233
11/1 - 6/30 $209 7/1 - 8/31 $165 9/1 - 9/30 $233 |
| Williamsburg area
(includes James City County and York County) |
$10 | $15 | $26 | $51 | $3 | 10/1 - 3/31 $75
4/1 - 8/31 $97 9/1 - 9/30 $75 |
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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Break - fast | Lunch | Dinner | Meals Total per diem | Incidentals
(Includes: transportation to and from meals, | Lodging
(Excludes taxes & surcharges) |
|
| STANDARD | $8 | $12 | $21 | $41 | $3 | $88 |
| Atlanta, GA
(includes Cobb, Fulton, DeKalb Counties) |
$9 | $13 | $24 | $46 | $3 | $141 |
| Austin, TX
(Travis) |
$10 | $15 | $26 | $51 | $3 | 10/1 - 3/31 $114
4/1 - 8/31 $107 9/1 - 9/30 $114 |
| Baltimore, MD
(City Limits) |
$11 | $16 | $29 | $56 | $3 | 10/1 - 10/31 $172
11/1 - 8/31 $157 9/1 - 9/30 $172 |
| Baltimore County, MD
(Does not include City of Baltimore) |
$10 | $15 | $26 | $51 | $3 | $106 |
| Boston/Cambridge, MA
(includes Suffolk, City of Cambridge) |
$12 | $18 | $31 | $61 | $3 | 10/1 - 10/31 $256
11/1 - 8/31 $203 9/1 - 9/30 $256 |
| Charleston, SC
(includes Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester Counties) |
$10 | $15 | $26 | $51 | $3 | $141 |
| Charlotte, NC
(includes Mecklenburg County) |
$9 | $13 | $24 | $46 | $3 | $97 |
| Chicago, IL
(includes Cook and Lake Counties) |
$12 | $18 | $31 | $61 | $3 | 10/1 - 11/30 $218
12/1 - 4/30 $157 5/1 - 6/30 $209 7/1 - 8/31 $177 9/1 - 9/30 $218 |
| Cincinnati, OH
(includes Clermont and Hamilton Counties) |
$10 | $15 | $26 | $51 | $3 | $112 |
| Cleveland, OH
(includes Cuyahoga County) |
$10 | $15 | $26 | $51 | $3 | $110 |
| Dallas, TX
(Dallas County and City Limits) |
$11 | $16 | $29 | $56 | $3 | 10/1 - 12/31 $115
1/1 - 3/31 $129 4/1 - 9/30 $115 |
| Denver / Aurora, CO
(includes Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Jefferson, Counties) |
$9 | $13 | $24 | $46 | $3 | $149 |
| Detroit, MI
(includes Wayne County) |
$9 | $13 | $24 | $46 | $3 | $107 |
| Floral Park/Garden City/Glen Cove/ Great Neck/ Roslyn, NY
(Nassau County) |
$12 | $18 | $31 | $61 | $3 | $162 |
| Houston, TX
(includes Johnson Space Center and Fort Bend, Harris, and Montgomery counties) |
$11 | $16 | $29 | $56 | $3 | $110 |
| Kansas City, MO
(includes Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte Counties) |
$9 | $13 | $24 | $46 | $3 | $107 |
| Las Vegas, NV
(includes Clark County) |
$12 | $18 | $31 | $61 | $3 | 10/1 - 12/31 $105
1/1 - 5/31 $126 6/1 - 9/30 $105 |
| Los Angeles, CA
(includes Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura Counties and Edwards Air Force Base) |
$12 | $18 | $31 | $61 | $3 | $128 |
| Manhattan, NY
(includesBoroughs of Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn and Richmond County) |
$12 | $18 | $31 | $61 | $3 | 10/1 - 12/31 $360
1/1 - 6/30 $285 7/1/ - 8/31 $259 9/1 - 9/30 $360 |
| Miami, FL
(includes Miami - Dade County) |
$11 | $16 | $29 | $56 | $3 | 10/1 - 2/28 $149
3/1 - 9/30 $121 |
| Minneapolis / St. Paul, MN
(includes Hennepin and Ramsey Counties) |
$12 | $18 | $31 | $61 | $3 | $130 |
| Nashville, TN
(includes Davidson) |
$10 | $15 | $26 | $51 | $3 | $117 |
| Newark, NJ
(includes Essex, Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic Counties) |
$9 | $13 | $24 | $46 | $3 | $133 |
| New Orleans, LA
(includes Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemine, and St. Bernard Parishes) |
$11 | $16 | $29 | $56 | $3 | 10/1 - 6/30 $140
7/1 - 9/30 $101 |
| Orlando, FL
(includes Orange County) |
$9 | $13 | $24 | $46 | $3 | 10/1 - 12/31 $109
1/1 - 3/31 $133 4/1 - 9/30 $109 |
| Palm Springs, CA
(includes Riverside) |
$11 | $16 | $29 | $56 | $3 | 10/1 - 12/31 $114
1/1 - 4/30 $139 5/1 - 8/31 $97 9/1 - 9/30 $114 |
| Philadelphia, PA
(includes Philadelphia County) |
$12 | $18 | $31 | $61 | $3 | 10/1 - 11/30 $166
12/1 - 8/31 $155 9/1 - 9/30 $166 |
| Phoenix / Scottsdale, AZ
(includes Maricopa County) |
$11 | $16 | $29 | $56 | $3 | 10/1 - 12/31 $122
1/1 - 4/30 $160 5/1 - 8/31 $96 9/1 - 9/30 $122 |
| Pittsburgh, PA
(includes Allegheny County) |
$10 | $15 | $26 | $51 | $3 | $114 |
| San Antonio, TX
(includes Bexar County) |
$10 | $15 | $26 | $51 | $3 | $117 |
| San Diego, CA
(includes San Diego County) |
$12 | $18 | $31 | $61 | $3 | 10/1 - 12/31 $137
1/1 - 8/31 $147 9/1 - 9/30 $137 |
| San Francisco, CA
(includes San Francisco County) |
$12 | $18 | $31 | $61 | $3 | 10/1 - 10/31 $185
11/1 - 8/31 $164 9/1 - 9/30 $185 |
| Savannah, GA
(includes Chatman County) |
$9 | $13 | $24 | $46 | $3 | $108 |
| Seattle, WA
(includes King County) |
$12 | $18 | $31 | $61 | $3 | $158 |
| St. Louis, MO
(includes St. Louis City, St. Louis and St. Charles Counties) |
$11 | $16 | $29 | $56 | $3 | $111 |
| Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL
(includes Pinellas and Hillsborough) |
$10 | $15 | $26 | $51 | $3 | 10/1 - 12/31 $104
1/1 - 3/31 $127 4/1 - 9/30 $104 |
| Washington, D.C. area
(includes Virginia cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax; Virginia counties of Arlington, Fairfax; Maryland counties of Montgomery and Prince Georges) |
$12 | $18 | $31 | $61 | $3 | 10/1 - 10/31 $233
11/1 - 6/30 $209 7/1 - 8/31 $165 9/1 - 9/30 $233 |
| White Plains / Tarrytown / New Rochelle / Yonkers, NY
(includes Westchester County) |
$11 | $16 | $29 | $56 | $3 | $164 |
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 |
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) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Maximum Per Day | |
| $65 | $65 | $65 | $110 | $250 |
Past Lodging, Meal, & Incidental Expense Limits
- Limits in effect from October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007 - Lodging, Meal, and Incidental Expense Limits