A/HRC/21/47/Add.1 65. Rural Housing and Economic Development (RHED) Program: Provides for rural housing and economic development activities at the state and local levels including reservation and tribal communities in rural areas. 66. Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP): Assists Tribal Colleges and Universities to build, expand, renovate and equip their facilities and support their role as service providers for health programmes, job training and economic development. 67. Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) Program: Provides funding for job training and support services to assist public housing residents to transition from welfare to work. 68. Department of Housing and Urban Development Tribal Government-to-Government Consultation Policy of 2001: Enhances communication and coordination between the Department and federally recognized Indian tribes or Alaska Native tribes. Department of Veterans Affairs 69. Home Loans to Native American Veterans: The Department of Veterans Affairs Loan Guaranty Service works with federally-recognized tribes to provide loans to Native American Veterans for the purchase, construction, or improvement of homes located on federally-recognized trust land. Department of Energy 70. Office of Indian Energy/ Indian Country Energy and Infrastructure Working Group: An informal group of tribal leaders who provide advice and input to the Office of Indian Energy and Department of Energy on energy development issues in Indian Country. 71. Office of Indian Energy: Engaged in the development of programmes for tribal energy education, strategic and targeted technical assistance for tribes on renewable energy project deployment, transmission and electrification, innovative project development, and best practices forums. 72. Strategic Technical Assistance Response Team (START): An initiative of the Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs (DOE-IE) that advances modern clean energy project development in Indian Country. 73. Department of Energy Technical Assistance and Grants: Technical assistance and grants to help Native American communities develop renewable energy resources and energy efficiency. 74. Tribal Energy Program: Provides funds to tribes to undertake assessments of energy efficiency of tribal buildings and provide training for assessing clean energy options. 75. American Indian Research and Education Initiative: Department of Energy facilitated partnership between the American Indian Higher Education Consortium and the American Indian Science and Engineering Society to bring science, technology, engineering, and mathematics research and education funding to Native American students in tribal colleges and universities. Department of Health and Human Services 76. Tribal Advisory Committee: Established by the Secretary to improve services, outreach, and consultation efforts with tribes. 77. Indian Health Service and Health Resources and Services Administration/ National Health Service Corp program: Seeks to improve the recruitment and retention of healthcare providers in the Indian healthcare system. 31