; or (2) gangs or organized crime. (c) Criteria In making grants under this section, the Attorney General shall evaluate applicants based upon the following: (1) The extent to which the applicant lacks infrastructure to support programs that provide protection or assistance to witnesses. (2) The prevalence of witness intimidation in the jurisdiction of the applicant. (3) The percentage of cases not prosecuted by the applicant due to witness intimidation. (4) The number of homicides per capita committed in the jurisdiction of the applicant. (5) The number of serious violent felonies or serious drug offenses per capita committed in the jurisdiction of the applicant. (6) The extent to which organized crime is present in the jurisdiction of the applicant. (7) Any other criteria that the Attorney General determines appropriate. (d) Technical assistance From amounts made available under subsection (j) to carry out this section, the Attorney General, upon request of a recipient of a grant under this section, shall direct the appropriate offices within the Department of Justice to provide technical assistance to the recipient to the extent the Attorney General determines technical assistance is needed to establish or maintain a program that provides protection or assistance to witnesses. (e) Best practices (1) Report A recipient of a grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney General a report, in such form and manner and containing such information as specified by the Attorney General, that evaluates each program established or maintained pursuant to the grant, including policies and procedures under the program. (2) Development of Best Practices Based on the reports submitted under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall develop best practice models to assist State, tribal, and local governments in addressing— (A) witness safety; (B) short-term and permanent witness relocation; (C) financial and housing assistance