GSA · CONUS Per Diem

Chattanooga, Tennessee GSA Per Diem Rates (FY2026)

Effective date: July 1, 2026 Last updated: October 1, 2025
Lodging (per night)
$117
Peak season
M&IE (per day)
$74
Maximum per diem
$191
Lodging + M&IE

Historical rate trend

Chattanooga rate history — Max per diem ($/day). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

Period Lodging M&IE Max per diem
FY2026 $117 $74 $191
FY2025 $117 $74 $191
FY2024 $117 $64 $181
FY2023 $109 $64 $173
FY2022 $109 $64 $173
FY2021 $109 $61 $170
FY2020 $112 $61 $173
FY2019 $107 $61 $168
FY2018 $103 $64 $167
FY2016 $95 $64 $159
FY2015 $94 $56 $150
FY2014 $95 $56 $151

How this rate is used

This GSA per diem rate sets the maximum reimbursable lodging and meals & incidental expenses (M&IE) for federal employees and government contractors on temporary duty (TDY) travel to Chattanooga, Tennessee. Travel and expense systems use it as the ceiling for voucher reimbursement; contractors use it for DCAA-compliant travel cost modeling on proposals and invoices.

Get this data from the API

The exact request that returns this page's data. Change the date parameter to query any historical effective date, or pull it straight into your ERP, payroll, or expense system.

curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://api.allowancesapi.com/v1/gsa/perdiem/state/US-TN?city=Chattanooga"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-01",
  "results": [
    {
      "destination": "Chattanooga",
      "lodging": 117,
      "meals_incidental": 74,
      "season_begin": "10/01",
      "season_end": "09/30",
      "state": "US-TN"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates"
}

Source & methodology

Effective period
Fiscal Year 2026 (Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026)
Last updated
October 1, 2025

Allowances API is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any U.S. Government agency. All rate data is sourced from official public rate tables and re-published in a normalized format.