diff --git a/src/packages/shared-types/authority.ts b/src/packages/shared-types/authority.ts
index a379b5460b..85e420851e 100644
--- a/src/packages/shared-types/authority.ts
+++ b/src/packages/shared-types/authority.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export enum Authority {
   MED_SPA = "medicaid spa",
+  CHIP_SPA = "chip spa",
 }
diff --git a/src/services/api/handlers/submit.ts b/src/services/api/handlers/submit.ts
index b746fbeba7..1345983d46 100644
--- a/src/services/api/handlers/submit.ts
+++ b/src/services/api/handlers/submit.ts
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ export const submit = async (event: APIGatewayEvent) => {
       });
     }
 
-    if (body.authority !== Authority.MED_SPA) {
+    const activeSubmissionTypes = [Authority.CHIP_SPA, Authority.MED_SPA];
+    if (!activeSubmissionTypes.includes(body.authority)) {
       return response({
         statusCode: 400,
         body: {
-          message:
-            "The Mako Submissions API only supports Medicaid SPA at this time",
+          message: `OneMAC (micro) Submissions API does not support the following authority: ${body.authority}`,
         },
       });
     }