diff --git a/ops/manifests/manifest-ab.yaml b/ops/manifests/manifest-ab.yaml
index 062ad335c..463563a15 100644
--- a/ops/manifests/manifest-ab.yaml
+++ b/ops/manifests/manifest-ab.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ applications:
     DJANGO_BASE_URL: https://getgov-ab.app.cloud.gov
     # Tell Django how much stuff to log
     DJANGO_LOG_LEVEL: INFO
+    # Public site base URL
+    GETGOV_PUBLIC_SITE_URL: https://federalist-877ab29f-16f6-4f12-961c-96cf064cf070.sites.pages.cloud.gov/site/cisagov/getgov-home/
   routes:
     - route: getgov-ab.app.cloud.gov
   services:
diff --git a/ops/manifests/manifest-bl.yaml b/ops/manifests/manifest-bl.yaml
index bb8723f2d..ec6d627ce 100644
--- a/ops/manifests/manifest-bl.yaml
+++ b/ops/manifests/manifest-bl.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ applications:
     DJANGO_BASE_URL: https://getgov-bl.app.cloud.gov
     # Tell Django how much stuff to log
     DJANGO_LOG_LEVEL: INFO
+    # Public site base URL
+    GETGOV_PUBLIC_SITE_URL: https://federalist-877ab29f-16f6-4f12-961c-96cf064cf070.sites.pages.cloud.gov/site/cisagov/getgov-home/
   routes:
     - route: getgov-bl.app.cloud.gov
   services:
diff --git a/ops/manifests/manifest-ik.yaml b/ops/manifests/manifest-ik.yaml
index 2652b709a..60571e9ba 100644
--- a/ops/manifests/manifest-ik.yaml
+++ b/ops/manifests/manifest-ik.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ applications:
     DJANGO_BASE_URL: https://getgov-ik.app.cloud.gov
     # Tell Django how much stuff to log
     DJANGO_LOG_LEVEL: INFO
+    # Public site base URL
+    GETGOV_PUBLIC_SITE_URL: https://federalist-877ab29f-16f6-4f12-961c-96cf064cf070.sites.pages.cloud.gov/site/cisagov/getgov-home/
   routes:
     - route: getgov-ik.app.cloud.gov
   services:
diff --git a/ops/manifests/manifest-jon.yaml b/ops/manifests/manifest-jon.yaml
index 4b32235fa..acc226ce3 100644
--- a/ops/manifests/manifest-jon.yaml
+++ b/ops/manifests/manifest-jon.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ applications:
     DJANGO_BASE_URL: https://getgov-jon.app.cloud.gov
     # Tell Django how much stuff to log
     DJANGO_LOG_LEVEL: INFO
+    # Public site base URL
+    GETGOV_PUBLIC_SITE_URL: https://federalist-877ab29f-16f6-4f12-961c-96cf064cf070.sites.pages.cloud.gov/site/cisagov/getgov-home/
   routes:
     - route: getgov-jon.app.cloud.gov
   services:
diff --git a/ops/manifests/manifest-mr.yaml b/ops/manifests/manifest-mr.yaml
index 4280f0558..2ad39b9ff 100644
--- a/ops/manifests/manifest-mr.yaml
+++ b/ops/manifests/manifest-mr.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ applications:
     DJANGO_BASE_URL: https://getgov-mr.app.cloud.gov
     # Tell Django how much stuff to log
     DJANGO_LOG_LEVEL: INFO
+    # Public site base URL
+    GETGOV_PUBLIC_SITE_URL: https://federalist-877ab29f-16f6-4f12-961c-96cf064cf070.sites.pages.cloud.gov/site/cisagov/getgov-home/
   routes:
     - route: getgov-mr.app.cloud.gov
   services:
diff --git a/ops/manifests/manifest-nmb.yaml b/ops/manifests/manifest-nmb.yaml
index 8352d8ed1..adea312d5 100644
--- a/ops/manifests/manifest-nmb.yaml
+++ b/ops/manifests/manifest-nmb.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ applications:
     DJANGO_BASE_URL: https://getgov-nmb.app.cloud.gov
     # Tell Django how much stuff to log
     DJANGO_LOG_LEVEL: INFO
+    # Public site base URL
+    GETGOV_PUBLIC_SITE_URL: https://federalist-877ab29f-16f6-4f12-961c-96cf064cf070.sites.pages.cloud.gov/site/cisagov/getgov-home/
   routes:
     - route: getgov-nmb.app.cloud.gov
   services:
diff --git a/ops/manifests/manifest-rjm.yaml b/ops/manifests/manifest-rjm.yaml
index c5b51c3b5..9622f09bc 100644
--- a/ops/manifests/manifest-rjm.yaml
+++ b/ops/manifests/manifest-rjm.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ applications:
     DJANGO_BASE_URL: https://getgov-rjm.app.cloud.gov
     # Tell Django how much stuff to log
     DJANGO_LOG_LEVEL: INFO
+    # Public site base URL
+    GETGOV_PUBLIC_SITE_URL: https://federalist-877ab29f-16f6-4f12-961c-96cf064cf070.sites.pages.cloud.gov/site/cisagov/getgov-home/
   routes:
     - route: getgov-rjm.app.cloud.gov
   services:
diff --git a/ops/manifests/manifest-sspj.yaml b/ops/manifests/manifest-sspj.yaml
index db1c29a1b..cec82c8a1 100644
--- a/ops/manifests/manifest-sspj.yaml
+++ b/ops/manifests/manifest-sspj.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ applications:
     DJANGO_BASE_URL: https://getgov-sspj.app.cloud.gov
     # Tell Django how much stuff to log
     DJANGO_LOG_LEVEL: INFO
+    # Public site base URL
+    GETGOV_PUBLIC_SITE_URL: https://federalist-877ab29f-16f6-4f12-961c-96cf064cf070.sites.pages.cloud.gov/site/cisagov/getgov-home/
   routes:
     - route: getgov-sspj.app.cloud.gov
   services:
diff --git a/ops/manifests/manifest-stable.yaml b/ops/manifests/manifest-stable.yaml
index 619e5fc7a..72726cd08 100644
--- a/ops/manifests/manifest-stable.yaml
+++ b/ops/manifests/manifest-stable.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ applications:
     DJANGO_BASE_URL: https://getgov-stable.app.cloud.gov
     # Tell Django how much stuff to log
     DJANGO_LOG_LEVEL: INFO
+    # Public site base URL
+    GETGOV_PUBLIC_SITE_URL: https://federalist-877ab29f-16f6-4f12-961c-96cf064cf070.sites.pages.cloud.gov/site/cisagov/getgov-home/
   routes:
     - route: getgov-stable.app.cloud.gov
   services:
diff --git a/ops/scripts/manifest-sandbox-template.yaml b/ops/scripts/manifest-sandbox-template.yaml
index ba814b3d5..1bf979c9f 100644
--- a/ops/scripts/manifest-sandbox-template.yaml
+++ b/ops/scripts/manifest-sandbox-template.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ applications:
     DJANGO_BASE_URL: https://getgov-ENVIRONMENT.app.cloud.gov
     # Tell Django how much stuff to log
     DJANGO_LOG_LEVEL: INFO
+    # default public site location
+    GETGOV_PUBLIC_SITE_URL: https://beta.get.gov
   routes:
     - route: getgov-ENVIRONMENT.app.cloud.gov
   services:
diff --git a/src/docker-compose.yml b/src/docker-compose.yml
index 4399c5b70..82642bc93 100644
--- a/src/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/src/docker-compose.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ services:
       - DJANGO_DEBUG=True
       # Tell Django where it is being hosted
       - DJANGO_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8080
+      # Public site URL link
+      - GETGOV_PUBLIC_SITE_URL=https://beta.get.gov
       # Set a username for accessing the registry
       - REGISTRY_CL_ID=nothing
       # Set a password for accessing the registry
diff --git a/src/registrar/config/settings.py b/src/registrar/config/settings.py
index ce6307e3d..54eb35d9f 100644
--- a/src/registrar/config/settings.py
+++ b/src/registrar/config/settings.py
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ secret_registry_key = b64decode(secret("REGISTRY_KEY", ""))
 secret_registry_key_passphrase = secret("REGISTRY_KEY_PASSPHRASE", "")
 secret_registry_hostname = secret("REGISTRY_HOSTNAME")
 
+secret_getgov_public_site_url = secret("GETGOV_PUBLIC_SITE_URL", "")
+
 # region: Basic Django Config-----------------------------------------------###
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / "subdir".
@@ -505,6 +507,10 @@ ROOT_URLCONF = "registrar.config.urls"
 # Must be relative and end with "/"
 STATIC_URL = "public/"
 
+# Base URL of our separate static public website. Used by the
+# {% public_site_url subdir/path %} template tag
+GETGOV_PUBLIC_SITE_URL = secret_getgov_public_site_url
+
 # endregion
 # region: Registry----------------------------------------------------------###
 
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/application_purpose.html b/src/registrar/templates/application_purpose.html
index a28dc27b3..ca2ff7287 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/application_purpose.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/application_purpose.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% extends 'application_form.html' %}
-{% load field_helpers %}
+{% load field_helpers url_helpers %}
 
 {% block form_instructions %}
   <p>.Gov domain names are for use on the internet. Don’t register a .gov to simply reserve a 
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ domain name or for mainly internal use.</p>
   <p>Describe the reason for your domain request. Explain how you plan to use this domain. 
 Who is your intended audience? Will you use it for a website and/or email? Are you moving 
 your website from another top-level domain (like .com or .org)? 
-Read about <a href="{% url 'todo' %}">activities that are prohibited on .gov domains.</a></p>
+Read about <a href="{% public_site_url 'domains/requirements/' %}">activities that are prohibited on .gov domains.</a></p>
 
 {% endblock %}
 
diff --git a/src/registrar/templatetags/url_helpers.py b/src/registrar/templatetags/url_helpers.py
index 6201e61eb..5b76c116f 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templatetags/url_helpers.py
+++ b/src/registrar/templatetags/url_helpers.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from django import template
 from django.urls import reverse
 
+from django.conf import settings
+
 register = template.Library()
 
 
@@ -15,3 +17,16 @@ def startswith(text, starts):
     if isinstance(text, str):
         return text.startswith(starts)
     return False
+
+
+@register.simple_tag
+def public_site_url(url_path):
+    """Make a full URL for this path at our public site.
+
+    The public site base url is set by a GETGOV_PUBLIC_SITE_URL environment
+    variable.
+    """
+    base_url = settings.GETGOV_PUBLIC_SITE_URL
+    # join the two halves with a single slash
+    public_url = "/".join([base_url.rstrip("/"), url_path.lstrip("/")])
+    return public_url
diff --git a/src/registrar/tests/test_templatetags.py b/src/registrar/tests/test_templatetags.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..681d823b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/registrar/tests/test_templatetags.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+"""Test template tags."""
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.test import TestCase
+from django.template import Context, Template
+
+
+class TestTemplateTags(TestCase):
+    def _render_template(self, string, context=None):
+        """Helper method to render a template given as a string.
+
+        Originally from https://stackoverflow.com/a/1690879
+        """
+        context = context or {}
+        context = Context(context)
+        return Template(string).render(context)
+
+    def test_public_site_url(self):
+        result = self._render_template(
+            "{% load url_helpers %}{% public_site_url 'directory/page' %}"
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(result.startswith(settings.GETGOV_PUBLIC_SITE_URL))
+        self.assertTrue(result.endswith("/directory/page"))
+
+    def test_public_site_url_leading_slash(self):
+        result = self._render_template(
+            "{% load url_helpers %}{% public_site_url '/directory/page' %}"
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(result.startswith(settings.GETGOV_PUBLIC_SITE_URL))
+        # slash-slash host slash directory slash page
+        self.assertEqual(result.count("/"), 4)