((a)) ** Establishment**

((1)) ** In general** The Attorney General may award grants to not more than 15 chronic high intensive crime areas to develop comprehensive model crime prevention programs that—

((A)) involve and utilize a broad spectrum of community resources, including nonprofit community organizations, law enforcement organizations, and appropriate State and Federal agencies, including the State educational agencies;

((B)) attempt to relieve conditions that encourage crime; and

((C)) provide meaningful and lasting alternatives to involvement in crime.

((2)) ** Consultation with the Ounce of Prevention Council** The Attorney General may consult with the Ounce of Prevention Council in awarding grants under paragraph (1).

((b)) ** Priority** In awarding grants under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall give priority to proposals that—

((1)) are innovative in approach to the prevention of crime in a specific area;

((2)) vary in approach to ensure that comparisons of different models may be made; and

((3)) coordinate crime prevention programs funded under this program with other existing Federal programs to address the overall needs of communities that benefit from grants received under this subchapter.