Some of the chief beneficiaries of HSARPA are the Customs and Border Protection, and the Office of Intelligence and Analysis.
HSARPA manages a broad portfolio of solicitations and proposals for the development of homeland security technology.
HSARPA performs this function in part by awarding procurement contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other transactions for research or prototypes to public or private entities, businesses, federally funded research and development centers, and universities.
HSARPA invests in programs offering the potential for revolutionary changes in technologies that promote homeland security.
It also accelerates the prototyping and deployment of technologies intended to reduce homeland vulnerabilities.