Per diem · ND · GSA FY2027 from October 1, 2026
Per diem rates in North Dakota, FY2027
North Dakota has no non-standard GSA area at all, so one federal rate covers Fargo, Bismarck and Williston alike.
GSA FY2027 ZIP file published · rates checked · Published by Radif Partners · Rules and data
Federal per diem for the trip
$577
North Dakota, standard CONUS rate · Sun, Oct 25 to Wed, Oct 28
| Lodging, 3 nights at the GSA maximum | $339 |
| M&IE before meal deductions | $238 |
| M&IE paid | $238 |
| Total | $577 |
Rates of fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027). How this is calculated.
Day by day
| Day | Lodging | M&IE rate | Share | Meals off | M&IE paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 25 FY2027 | $113 | $68 | 75% | – | $51 |
| Mon, Oct 26 FY2027 | $113 | $68 | 100% | – | $68 |
| Tue, Oct 27 FY2027 | $113 | $68 | 100% | – | $68 |
| Wed, Oct 28 FY2027 | – | $68 | 75% | – | $51 |
- GSA areas above the standard rate
- 0
- Highest lodging maximum
- $113
- Where
- whole state
- Everywhere else
- $113 + $68
North Dakota per diem in FY2027 is the same in every county: $113 a night for lodging and $68 a day for meals and incidentals, $181 in total, from October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. GSA lists no non-standard area in the state this year, and none in FY2026, when the lodging part was $110. There is no season either: the cap is flat in all twelve months. A four-night trip to Fargo from March 1 to 5, 2027 is worth $758.00 at the federal maximum, made of $452 of lodging and $306.00 of M&IE, with $51.00 on the arrival and departure days. If the hotel costs more than $113, the excess is yours unless your agency approves actual expense before you leave. The calculator above uses the statewide rate; any North Dakota ZIP code returns the same figures.
No county above the floor
Minnesota has 3, South Dakota has 3 and Montana has 4 non-standard areas in the FY2027 GSA table; North Dakota has none. That makes the rule easy to apply and hard to argue with. Cass, Burleigh, Grand Forks, Ward and Williams counties are all paid at $113 and $68, and so are the 9 North Dakota places of 15,000 people or more in the Census file: Fargo, Bismarck, Grand Forks, Minot, West Fargo, Williston, Dickinson, Mandan and Jamestown. A Bismarck trip and a Williston trip produce the same claim for the same dates.
The only thing that moved between the two fiscal years is the national standard itself, which rose by $3 on lodging while the meal allowance stayed at $68.
North Dakota (standard CONUS rate): per diem for a stay
Lodging + M&IE at the federal maximum
$577
| Lodging: 3 × $113 | $339 |
| M&IE: 2 travel days at $51 | $102 |
| M&IE: 2 full days at $68 | $136 |
Lodging taxes on top; provided meals are deducted in the full calculator.
The $68 split, meal by meal
Because the whole state sits on the base tier, every North Dakota claim uses the same GSA breakdown: $16 for breakfast, $19 for lunch, $28 for dinner and $5 of incidentals. These are the amounts removed when a meal is furnished. At a three-day training in Grand Forks where lunch is served each day, the four-night trip above drops from $758.00 to $701.00. The M&IE breakdown page covers the case of a meal provided on a travel day.
When a Williston hotel costs more than $113
A flat statewide cap does not stop hotel prices from varying. When the per diem is insufficient, the Federal Travel Regulation lets a traveler ask for actual expenses up to 300% of the per diem rate, at the agency's discretion; on the North Dakota rate that ceiling is $543 a day (41 CFR part 301-11). Approval has to come first, and the receipt is needed. Private employers set their own policy and may simply reimburse the hotel bill.
Businesses on the IRS high-low method pay the low rate of $230 for any North Dakota location under Notice 2026-60, since the state's federal total of $181 never reaches the $280 that defines a high-cost locality. For the drive itself, the EIA Midwest average was $4.109 a gallon in the week of October 5, 2026, and residential electricity in North Dakota averaged 12.36¢ per kWh; the cost per mile calculator combines both with insurance and wear.
Every GSA area in North Dakota: FY2027 against FY2026
| GSA area | Counties or limits | Lodging FY2027 | M&IE | Lodging FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rest of the state | All other counties | $113 | $68 | $110 |