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Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA)

Government
Founded 2022 (4 years old)HQ: London, UKaria.org.uk

Funding Programs

5
Total budget tracked: $28M
ProgramTypeBudgetStatus
Safeguarded AI TA1.2 + TA1.3 — Platformsource
Backend infrastructure (TA1.2) and human-computer interface (TA1.3) for the Safeguarded AI programme. Proof checking, automated reasoning, collaborative modeling, and UX.
Solicitation£14MAwardedNeeds attention
Safeguarded AI TA3 — Real-World Applicationssource
Real-world demonstrations of safeguarded AI in energy grid, automated driving, clinical trials, logistics, biopharmaceuticals, and telecom. Phase 2 (GBP 8.4M) cancelled in Nov 2025 pivot; replaced by cybersecurity focus on formally-verified firewalls for critical infrastructure.
Solicitation£5.4MAwardedNeeds attention
Safeguarded AI TA1.1 — Theorysource
22 projects on mathematical representations and formal semantics for world-models, specifications, and proofs. Covers category theory, probabilistic logic, string diagrams, and verification foundations.
Solicitation£3.5MAwardedNeeds attention
Safeguarded AI TA1.4 — Sociotechnical Integrationsource
Law-following AI, formal models of society, governance models, privacy-preserving verification, preference aggregation, and deliberative AI specifications.
Solicitation£3.4MAwardedNeeds attention
Safeguarded AI TA2 — Machine Learningsource
Phase 1: development teams for ML approaches to safeguarded AI. Phase 2 (GBP 18M single award) abandoned in Nov 2025 pivot — frontier AI advances made dedicated ML capability development less valuable.
Solicitation£1MClosedFailed source check