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If you’re an eligible state or local government and the Secretary of Health and Human Services declares a PHE, you can use federal grant funds to place orders or establish blanket purchase agreements to respond to public health emergencies.
You can buy supplies such as masks, gloves, cleaning supplies, and medical equipment to help manage a public health crisis.
Consider some of the reasons to use our programs during a PHE.
You must include the following language on all PHE orders:
This order is placed under GSA MAS number [insert number here]. This order expends federal grant funds in response to a public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Section 319 of the Public Health Services Act. Specifically this order is to support response to [insert the name of the PHE declaration].
Read the terms and conditions, ordering procedures, and order acceptance details for our state and local purchasing programs.
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Rates for Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and possessions are set by the Department of Defense.
Rates for foreign countries are set by the Department of State.
Rates are available between 10/1/2023 and 09/30/2026.
The End Date of your trip can not occur before the Start Date.
Traveler reimbursement is based on the location of the work activities and not the accommodations, unless lodging is not available at the work activity, then the agency may authorize the rate where lodging is obtained.
Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as "all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city, including independent entities located within those boundaries."
Per diem localities with county definitions shall include"all locations within, or entirely surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city as well as the boundaries of the listed counties, including independent entities located within the boundaries of the key city and the listed counties (unless otherwise listed separately)."
When a military installation or Government - related facility(whether or not specifically named) is located partially within more than one city or county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the entire installation or facility is the higher of the rates which apply to the cities and / or counties, even though part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality.
U.S. General Services Administration