The Attorney General shall consider the following facts in awarding grants:
- (1) Demonstrated need and evidence of the ability to provide the services described in the plan required under section 13863 of this title.
- (2) The Attorney General shall attempt, to the extent practicable, to achieve an equitable geographic distribution of grant awards.
(Pub. L. 103–322, title III, § 31705, , 108 Stat. 1891.)