the level required by Federal law. (7) Providing formal training of election officials, including State and county administrators and volunteers. (8) Auditing and reducing waiting times at polling places. (9) Allocating polling locations, equipment, and staff to match population distribution. (10) Responding to any reports of voting irregularities or concerns raised at polling places. (11) Creating contingency voting plans in the event of natural or other disaster. (12) Improving the wait times at the persistently poorest performing polling stations. 103. Criteria for evaluating applications (a) Award basis The Commission shall award grants to States under this title on a competitive basis, based on the quality of the State’s application submitted under section 102, including— (1) the State’s record in the areas described in paragraph (1) of section 102(a)