Rural & Tribal Digital Resilience

Small, reversible pilots to keep telehealth and emergency services running when the internet doesn’t.

Veritas Forma helps rural counties and tribal nations test local micro-cloud “continuity nodes” in 60–90 day pilots — free, low-burden, and designed around community needs.

Learn about the 60–90 day pilot Request a 1–2 page overview

Who we work with

Rural counties

County IT, emergency management, and administrators who need continuity for 911, dispatch, and public safety during outages, fiber cuts, or cloud failures.

Tribal nations

Tribal broadband, IT, and program leaders who want sovereignty-respecting local compute that supports clinics, education, and emergency coordination on tribal terms.

Regional partners

Councils of governments, rural hospitals, and workforce partners who coordinate across counties and want light-weight, reversible infrastructure pilots instead of heavy programs.

Our 60–90 day continuity pilot

A small, low-risk way for communities to see if local micro-cloud continuity adds real value during outages and disruptions.

What the pilot includes

  • A small on-site micro-cloud “continuity node” located in a county or tribal facility.
  • Support for keeping key services running when connectivity or cloud services fail.
  • Focus on telehealth sessions, clinic access, and emergency dispatch continuity.
  • A clear, simple test plan defined with local leadership in advance.

What the pilot does not require

  • No infrastructure replacement.
  • No disruption to existing vendors or ISPs.
  • No complex integration projects.
  • No long meetings or heavy reporting requirements.
  • No cost for the pilot itself.
Reversible by design: If the pilot isn’t useful, it can be shut down cleanly with no stranded systems and no obligations.

Tribal sovereignty and local control

Veritas Forma approaches tribal nations and rural communities with humility, respect, and a sovereignty-first mindset. No extraction. No pressure. No assumptions.

For tribal nations

  • Initial conversations with tribal IT, broadband, or technical leaders – not political pressure.
  • Local control of any pilot micro-cloud equipment and data policies.
  • Listening-first posture: we seek to understand your priorities before proposing anything.
  • No public use of tribal names or logos without explicit consent.

For rural counties

  • Engagement starts with emergency management, IT, or administrators.
  • Focus on continuity and resilience, not replacing existing systems.
  • Low-burden pilots that respect limited staff capacity and time.
  • Flexible design that adapts to how your county actually operates.

What we don’t do

Part of our model is being very clear about what we are not. This keeps trust high and avoids stepping on the work of local partners.

  • We don’t replace your existing ISPs, fiber builders, or consultants.
  • We don’t arrive with a fixed agenda or pre-packaged “solution.”
  • We don’t require multi-year commitments or big upfront plans.
  • We don’t request ownership or control of your infrastructure.
  • We don’t treat rural or tribal communities as testbeds or case studies.
  • We don’t ask for large blocks of staff time.
  • We don’t move forward if local leadership doesn’t see a fit.

How it works

1

Short conversation

A 20–30 minute call with county or tribal technical leads to understand your environment, outage history, and priorities.

2

Co-designed pilot

Together we define a small, 60–90 day test that focuses on a few critical services: telehealth, clinics, or emergency communications.

3

Deploy the continuity node

A micro-cloud unit is installed on-site, with minimal disruption, and monitored for how it performs during real-world events.

4

Decide together

At the end of the pilot, local leadership decides whether to stop, adapt, or extend. There is no assumption of continuation.

About Veritas Forma

Veritas Forma is a small, systems-focused initiative that works at the intersection of rural modernization, digital resilience, and sovereign-aligned local infrastructure. Our goal is not to build big programs, but to help communities discover what actually works for them through small, reversible pilots.

We operate on a traction-first philosophy: reality and local leadership decide where the work goes next.

Founder

The work is led by Matthew James Ayres, a systems strategist focused on rural modernization, continuity computing, and respectful engagement with counties and tribal nations. His role is to design pilots that are technically sound, operationally light, and culturally aligned.

Start with a simple conversation

If you’d like to explore whether a small continuity pilot fits your county, tribe, or region, the next step is just a short, no-pressure conversation.

Prefer email? You can also reach us directly at mja@veritasforma.org.

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