The Federal General Service Administration (GSA) establishes the per diem rates for the lower 48 Continental United States (CONUS), which are the maximum allowances that NHSC participants can be reimbursed for full-day expenses incurred while on Site Visit and Relocation travel. Most of the CONUS (approximately 2600 counties) are covered by the standard GSA per diem rates, however, in fiscal year (FY) 2024, there are 302 Non-Standard Areas (NSAs) that have per diem rates higher than the standard rate for Site Visit travel.
The two travel expenses established by the GSA that are relevant to all approved NHSC participant travel are meals and incidentals expenses and lodging expenses. For Site Visits, these federal per diem rates are determined by the geographical location of the Site Visit you will be visiting. Reimbursement for Relocation expenses is based on the standard per diem rates throughout the United States. Meal and incidental expenses for the first and last day of Site Visit or Relocation travel (i.e., Travel Days) are reimbursed at 75% of the full day rate.
The GSA is also responsible for establishing the Cost-Per-Mile reimbursement rate for gas expenses incurred during Site Visit travel in a privately owned vehicle (POV). The GSA milage rate for POV travel related to Relocations will be equal to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Standard Milage Rate for moving purposes. Any change to the IRS rate will be made to the GSA rate and be valid for the same time span. The Travel Management portal is designed to provide the current per diem rates related to participant travel.
A full description of U.S. per diem rates can be found at the General Services Administration (GSA) website.
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