*** Michigan SLRP Program Update ***

Posted 10/5/07

December 2007 Application Period:

Providers and Employers:   This is your next opportunity to apply for a MSLRP contract, which will start   4/1/08.

During the December 2007 Application Period, providers will be able to apply for:

1. Competitive Contracts
2. Local Match Contracts; and,
3. CMH/DOC State Match Contracts.

Competitive Contracts, are funded with Federal Funds and State General Funds and do not require employer contributions.  Competitive Contracts are typically awarded to priority applicants.  You can read more about the selection criteria and process in the sections entitled: “SLRP Provider Selection Criteria” and “SLRP Selection Terms, Rules and Process”, found on the MSLRP Website at: www.michigan.gov/mislrp.

Local Match and CMH/DOC State Match Contracts are funded by employer contributions, matched by Federal Funds.  Both of these types of contracts allow employers to leverage each dollar they contribute to two dollars of impact on their recruitment and retention efforts.   Please see the section on the website entitled “SLRP Funding and Contracts” for details and note that only eligible mental health care providers may apply for CMH/DOC State Match Contracts. 

Please be sure to:

1. Read all of the information provided on the MSLRP Website;
2. Check the type of contract for which you are applying on first page of the Provider Application, Part A; and,
3. Remember that your Complete, Single-submission, SLRP Application Package must be mailed with a December 1^st to 31^st postmark.

Post-December 2007 “First Come, First Served” Application Period:

Eligible providers who miss the December 2007 Application Period may submit their Complete, Single-submission, SLRP Application Packages postmarked after December 2007. 

Applications postmarked after December 2007 will only be reviewed if funds remain available after all eligible December applicants have been awarded MSLRP contracts.  If funds remain available, contracts will be awarded to providers who submit complete applications postmarked after December 2007 on a first come, first served basis, regardless of priority status.   Experience suggests that, if funds remain available for the Post-December 2007 Application Period, they will be for Local Match and CMH/DOC State Match Contracts.

Contract start dates for successful Post-December 2007 applicants will be on or after April 1, 2008.  The close of the Post-December 2007 Application Period will be posted on the MSLRP Website as soon as all contract funds have been awarded.