How to travel to NIC Training Events

Participants are authorized to travel by air, personal vehicle, government vehicle, or train.

Flights & Trains:
Participant’s airline/train tickets will be paid directly by NIC; participants will not be required to pay anything out of pocket. Instructions on how to obtain airline tickets will be provided to participants in their information packet emailed out prior to the training event.

Driving to Training by Personal Vehicle
Participants who wish to drive their personal vehicle to the training site must receive approval from the NIC Academy Division prior to their travel. Upon completion of the trip, they are eligible for reimbursement toward the cost of their travel. Reimbursement for travel will be the lesser of (1) the Government rate or special fare the Academy would have paid for the lowest cost common carrier (usually air travel), or (2) Privately Owned Vehicle mileage. The rate of mileage reimbursement for a personal vehicle will be set forth in the authorization form NIC will provide you if you intend to drive.

Driving to Training by Government Vehicle
NIC is not able to reimburse mileage for driving a government-owned vehicle to the training.

Local Participants
Participants from Colorado may travel by air or car to the training site. Those who live at least 50 miles from the training site will be reimbursed for mileage for one round trip between their home and the training site (regardless of the number of participants riding in the vehicle) if a personal vehicle is used and ground travel was authorized by NIC prior to the travel.

Participants living within a 50-mile radius of the training site are considered to be local and will not be reimbursed for mileage.