FY 03 Per Diem Rate Highlights

FY 03 Per Diem Rate Highlights

·  13 new destinations added

State / Destination / Lodging / Meals and Incidental Expense (M&IE) /
AL / TUSCALOOSA / $63 / $34
CA / FRESNO / $73 / $34
CA / REDDING / $78 / $34
CO / GRAND JUNCTION / $64 / $34
CT / STORRS / $70 / $34
GA / DUBLIN / $57 / $34
KY / NEWPORT / $74 / $34
MD / CAMBRIDGE / $70 / $34
MO / ST. ROBERT/ FT. LEONARD WOOD / $74 / $34
NC / GREENVILLE / $64 / $34
NM / LAS CRUCES / $60 / $34
WA / TACOMA / $79 / $34
VA / FREDERICKSBURG / $72 / $30

·  The FY 03 lodging Per Diem rates in the majority of the designated destinations will the remain the same through FY 03.

·  M&IE study conducted

o  86% of M&IE rates increased compared to FY 02

o  12% of M&IE rates remained the same

o  2% of M&IE rates decreased compared to FY 02

o  New $50 tier created

State / Destination / FY 03 M&IE /
CA / LOS ANGELES / $50
CA / SAN DIEGO / $50
CA / SAN FRANCISCO / $50
CA / SUNNYVALE/PALO ALTO/SAN JOSE / $50
DC / WASHINGTON / $50
IL / CHICAGO / $50
MA / BOSTON / $50
MA / CAMBRIDGE / $50
MI / DETROIT / $50
MN / MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL / $50
MO / ST LOUIS / $50
NY / MANHATTAN / $50
OH / CINCINNATI / $50
PA / PHILADELPHIA / $50
WA / SEATTLE / $50

The Federal Premier Lodging Program (FPLP) will complete its expansion to the top CONUS federal destinations in 2003.The goal is to award the next 18 destinations during the first quarter of 2003, while more awards in several Texas and California destinations will take place by the end of the second quarter. For a list of locations and the status of the FPLP in each, please visit http://www.gsa.gov/fplp.

The Governmentwide Per Diem Advisory Board (Board) will hold monthly meetings until December 2002 to ensure that GSA can consider its recommendations for the FY 04 Per Diem cycle. The main purpose of the board is to review the current Per Diem process and to provide advice on best practices for a federal lodging program.