Effective Date: June 27, 2020 (Last Updated: June 10, 2026)
Welcome to GovStar (the "Site"), operated by Tahoe Disaster Recovery, LLC (dba GovStar and GovRisk). Please read these Terms of Service carefully before using our website. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
⚠ IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR INDIVIDUALS & HOUSEHOLDS The information on this website
is strictly intended for U.S. Local Government entities, Tribal entities and Non-Profit organizations. It is not intended for individuals or households. If you are an individual seeking disaster assistance, please contact FEMA directly at https://www.fema.gov/assistance/individual.
GovStar is provided as a national public service informational aid to help U.S. governments and non-profits navigate the complexities of FEMA Public Assistance regulations, grant management, and disaster fiscal resiliency.
No Affiliation with FEMA: GovStar is a private initiative. This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Final Authority: Only FEMA can make official eligibility determinations and funding decisions. It is your sole responsibility to verify the eligibility and scope of any federal grant directly with FEMA.
Public Domain Materials: Much of the content on this site derives from public domain, government-produced materials. Pursuant to federal law, these government-produced materials are not subject to copyright protection.
The content, opinions, summaries, and documents available on GovStar are provided for general informational purposes only.
No Legal or Financial Advice: Nothing on this website constitutes legal, financial, accounting, or professional advice.
Consult Paid Advisors: This site is not a substitute for a comprehensive review of federal regulations or specific professional counsel. You should consult your own attorney, CPA, State Emergency Management Agency staff, or paid professional advisors before making any financial recovery or legal decisions.
No Reliance: Tahoe Disaster Recovery, LLC disclaims all responsibility for actions taken—or not taken—based on the information provided on this website.
We believe in absolute data minimization. Because we protect your privacy out of the box, we do not require or display an online cookie consent banner.
No Tracking Cookies: We do not use cookies to personalize content, serve targeted ads, track your behavior across the web, or identify you personally.
Technical Hosting Functionalities: Our website is built and hosted via Webflow.
Webflow may utilize essential, minimal technical cookies or scripts necessary solely for the secure, uninterrupted operational delivery of the website. No personal, private, or identifying data is collected or stored through these technical functions.
Contact Form Data: The only personal information we collect is data you voluntarily provide via our online contact form (e.g., your email address). We use this information strictly to reply to your inquiry. We do not maintain this data beyond our response, and we never sell, rent, or distribute your email to third parties.
All original text, data summaries, page layouts, structural designs, and custom branding elements on this website are the exclusive property of Tahoe Disaster Recovery, LLC (doing business as GovStar) and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and intellectual property laws.
Our website features creative graphic content, including customized imagery, diagrams, and visual representations.
Design Methodology: Certain foundational elements of these graphics may be initially drafted or generated using third-party design and artificial intelligence tools, including but not limited to Gemini Notebook and Adobe Express.
GovStar Customization & Co-Authorship: All such visual assets have been extensively modified, compiled, edited, rearranged, and structurally adjusted by GovStar's internal design team to contextually match and accurately represent the unique disaster recovery content on this website.
Copyright Claim: GovStar claims full proprietary and copyright ownership over the final, unique, and compiled versions of these graphic assets as they appear on this Site. You may not extract these images out of context, redistribute them, or use them to train other generative models without express written permission.
You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, revocable license to view, download, and print portions of the graphics and content on this website, subject to the following strict conditions:
The materials are used solely for your internal, non-commercial utilization or within your government/non-profit organization.
No graphics or images are separated from their accompanying explanatory text,
disclaimers, or copyright watermarks.
The materials are not disseminated, published, or broadcast in any public forum or medium without the prior written consent of Tahoe Disaster Recovery, LLC.
References to third-party tools (such as Adobe Express or Gemini) or government logos (such as FEMA) are strictly for technical attribution or informational context. GovStar claims no rights over the underlying independent software, core AI models, or official government-produced public domain symbols utilized in the creation of these materials.
As a public service, GovStar contains links to external websites (such as .gov, .org, and .edu sites).
These links are provided solely for your convenience.
We do not control, guarantee, or endorse the accuracy, relevance, or safety of third-party websites.
Your interaction with any third-party website is subject to the terms and policies of that specific site.
The Site and all its contents are provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
Tahoe Disaster Recovery, LLC makes every effort to provide accurate summaries, but we do not guarantee that the content is error-free, complete, current, or free of viruses or interruptions.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Tahoe Disaster Recovery, LLC, its officers, employees, and agents shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, or consequential damages (including, without limitation, loss of data, profits, or business interruption) arising out of your use of, or inability to use, this website—even if advised of the possibility of such damages. If you are dissatisfied with the Site, your sole and exclusive remedy is to stop using it.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Tahoe Disaster Recovery, LLC, its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, or expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) arising out of your use of the Site, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any third-party rights or applicable laws.
Jurisdiction: Tahoe Disaster Recovery, LLC is a Texas Limited Liability Company operating exclusively within the United States. These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any legal disputes must be handled in the courts of Texas.
Mandatory Arbitration: Any unresolved disputes or claims arising out of these Terms or your use of the Site shall be settled by final and binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act. The arbitration will be conducted by a single neutral arbitrator in a mutually agreed location.
Class Action Waiver: You agree that any dispute resolution proceedings will be conducted solely on an individual basis. Class actions, representative proceedings, and private attorney general actions are strictly prohibited.
U.S. Use Only: This website is intended entirely for domestic use within the United States. It is not intended for international users, as it strictly covers USA Federal disaster assistance frameworks.
Age Restrictions: GovStar does not knowingly collect information from children. If you are under 18, you may only use this website with the involvement and permission of a parent or legal guardian.
We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms at any time without prior notice. The most current version will always be posted on this page with the updated effective date. Your continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.
If you have questions regarding these Terms, or would like to suggest information/links for inclusion on the site, please contact us via our our online contact form