GSA · CONUS Per Diem

Nashville, Tennessee GSA Per Diem Rates (FY2026)

Effective date: July 1, 2026 Last updated: October 1, 2025
Lodging (per night)
$217
M&IE (per day)
$86
Maximum per diem
$303
Lodging + M&IE

Seasonal breakdown

GSA sets seasonal lodging rates for Nashville: the nightly lodging ceiling changes during the year (it is highest in peak travel months), while the M&IE rate stays constant.

Season Lodging M&IE Max per diem
Sep 1 – Sep 30 $248 $86 $334
Oct 1 – Oct 31 $248 $86 $334
Nov 1 – Aug 31 $217 $86 $303

Historical rate trend

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

Period Lodging M&IE Max per diem
FY2026 $248 $86 $334
FY2025 $248 $86 $334
FY2024 $237 $79 $316
FY2023 $234 $79 $313
FY2022 $234 $79 $313
FY2021 $234 $61 $295
FY2020 $223 $61 $284
FY2019 $179 $61 $240
FY2018 $170 $59 $229
FY2016 $145 $59 $204
FY2015 $132 $66 $198
FY2014 $122 $66 $188

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 Nashville, 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=Nashville"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-01",
  "results": [
    {
      "destination": "Nashville",
      "lodging": 217,
      "meals_incidental": 86,
      "season_begin": "11/01",
      "season_end": "08/31",
      "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

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