Process

Travelers should submit a meal per diem and incidental request (M&IE) for their supervisor’s approval through Workday via a before traveling and an for reimbursement after travel. PCards cannot be used for travel M&IE.

Domestic Meal Per Diem Breakdown

Domestic meal per diem breakdown refers to the breakdown of breakfast, lunch, and dinner components of the maximum daily reimbursement (per diem) rates for meals and incidental expenses while in travel status. The M&IE rates differ by travel location. View the for your primary destination to determine which M&IE rates apply.

International Meal Per Diem

Current and past can be found on the . A breakdown can be found on the same website listed as .

Calculating M&IE

  1. Use itinerary to establish travel status and time frames. Use conference or meeting agenda to assist with determining pre-paid or hosted meals.
  2. Access travel timeframe table to determine appropriate meal allowance.
  3. Review GSA M&IE chart for appropriate per diem rates depending on location. 
    3. (Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, etc.) 
  4. Add total to in the justification field.

Calculating non-continental M&IE

  • Information on the current and past Non-Continental (Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, etc.) per diems can be found on the
  • Select the country/state and the published date you traveled.
  • Breakdown
    • Add the local meals and local incidental together and go to the “”&Բ;
    • Look up the total amount and it will provide in order: breakfast, lunch, dinner and incidentals. Incidentals should match your “local incidental”.

Reference