Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA)

The Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA) focuses on homeland security research and development that could lead to significant technology breakthroughs and greatly enhance departmental operations.

The Homeland Security Act of 2002 established HSARPA to support basic and applied homeland security research to promote revolutionary changes in technologies; advance the development, testing and evaluation, and deployment of critical homeland security technologies; and accelerate the prototyping of technologies that would address homeland security vulnerabilities.

HSARPA manages a broad portfolio of programs and projects for developing homeland security technology. It 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 funding opportunities are posted on the Solicitations Portal.