A/HRC/21/47/Add.1 55. Consideration of Policy Regarding Eagle Feathers: Departments of Justice and the Interior have worked to facilitate tribal members’ access to eagle feathers for religious and cultural purposes and to address concerns over the effects of federal laws protecting eagles on tribal and cultural practices. Department of Homeland Security 56. Tribal Relations Program: Seeks to include tribal governments in many facets of homeland security and emergency management, through joint law enforcement operations with Customs and Border Protection and improved response to disasters affecting tribal members and tribal lands. Department of Labor 57. Indian and Native American Program/ Employment and Training Administration: Provides funding for tribes and Native American non-profit organizations to provide employment and training services to unemployed and low-income Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. Department of Commerce 58. The Minority Business Development Agency of the Department of Commerce: Funded six Native American Business Enterprise Centers in Arizona, California, New Mexico, North Dakota, Washington and Oklahoma. Department of the Treasury 59. Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI) – Native Initiatives Program: Designed to increase capital, credit, and financial services for Native populations across the nation and build the capacity of Native community development financial institutions to provide financial products and services to Native Communities. Department of Housing and Urban Development 60. Section 184 Loan Guarantee Program: Based on the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, the programme provides home ownership opportunities to American Indians and Alaska Native living on trust or restricted lands. 61. Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant Program Section 184A Loan Guarantee Program for Native Hawaiians: Provides access to private financing on Hawaiian home lands and promotes homeownership, property rehabilitation and new home constructions for eligible Native Hawaiian individuals. 62. Native American Housing Needs Assessment: Study undertaken by Housing and Urban Development that included regional and national outreach meetings with tribal housing stakeholders to seek input on methodology for survey of housing needs. 63. Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) Program: Provides annual funding to Native American tribes or tribally designated housing authority to make housing assistance available to low-income Indian families. IHBG was established through the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996. 64. Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Program: Provides grants to improve housing and economic opportunities in Native American and Alaskan Native communities. 30