amount made available to carry out this sub-
section for each fiscal year to provide technical 
assistance to applicants and prospective appli-
cants in preparing applications and creating fi-
nancing packages that leverage a mix of public 
and private funding sources. 
‘‘(c) EQUIPMENT GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY
TO
MAKE
GRANTS.—Begin-
ning in fiscal year 2022 and subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, provide grants to State 
agencies for competitive subgrants to local edu-
cational agencies and schools (tribes) to purchase 
the equipment needed to serve healthy meals, im-
prove food safety, and to help support the establish-
ment, maintenance and expansion of the school. 
‘‘(2) PREFERENCES.—In issuing a grant under 
this subsection, the State agency shall give a pref-
erence to an eligible entity that, as compared with 
other eligible entities seeking a loan guarantee under 
this subsection, the State agency determines dem-
onstrates substantial or disproportionate— 
‘‘(A) need for infrastructure improvement; 
or 
‘‘(B) durable equipment need or impair-
ment. 
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‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated $35,000,000 as may be nec-
essary to carry out this subsection for each of 
fiscal years 2022 through 2027. 
‘‘(B) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Sec-
retary may use not more than 5 percent of the 
amount made available to carry out this sub-
section for each fiscal year to provide technical 
assistance to applicants and prospective appli-
cants in preparing applications and creating fi-
nancing packages that leverage a mix of public 
and private funding sources.’’. 
SEC. 3. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR 
SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE PERSONNEL. 
The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
is amended by inserting after section 21 (42 U.S.C. 
1769b–1) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 21A. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR 
SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE PERSONNEL. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
grant program under which the Secretary shall award 
grants, on a competitive basis, to provide support to eligi-
ble third-party training institutions described in sub-
section (b) to develop and administer training and tech-
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nical assistance for school food service personnel to meet 
or exceed nutrition standards under section 4(b)(3) and 
improve efficacy and efficiency of the school lunch pro-
gram under this Act and the school breakfast program es-
tablished by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1773). 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE THIRD-PARTY INSTITUTIONS DE-
FINED.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘eligible 
third-party institution’ means— 
‘‘(1) a nonprofit organization with dem-
onstrated experience in food or nutrition services 
training and technical assistance; 
‘‘(2) an institution of higher education as de-
fined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002); 
‘‘(3) an area career and technical education 
school as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins 
Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2302); or 
‘‘(4) a consortium of entities described in para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3). 
‘‘(c) CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBLE THIRD-PARTY INSTI-
TUTIONS.—The Secretary shall establish specific criteria 
that eligible third-party training institutions shall meet to 
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qualify to receive grants under this section, which shall 
include— 
‘‘(1) a demonstrated capacity to administer ef-
fective training and technical assistance program-
ming to school food service personnel; 
‘‘(2) prior, successful experience in providing or 
engaging in training and technical assistance pro-
gramming or applied research activities involving eli-
gible entities, school food service administrators, or 
directors; 
‘‘(3) prior, successful experience in developing 
relevant educational training tools or course mate-
rials or curricula on topics addressing child and 
school nutrition or the updated nutrition standards 
under section 4(b)(3); and 
‘‘(4) the ability to deliver effective and cost-effi-
cient training and technical assistance programming 
to school food service personnel— 
‘‘(A) at training sites that are located 
within a proximate geographic distance to 
schools, central kitchens, or other worksites; or 
‘‘(B) through an online training and assist-
ance program on topics that do not require in- 
person attendance. 
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‘‘(d) PROGRAM ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
assist the institutions receiving grants under this section 
in publicizing and disseminating training and other project 
materials and online tools to the maximum extent prac-
ticable. 
‘‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of costs 
for training and technical assistance funded through 
a grant awarded under this section shall not exceed 
80 percent of the total cost of the training and tech-
nical assistance. 
‘‘(2) MATCHING.—As a condition of receiving a 
grant under this section, the eligible third-party 
training institution shall provide matching support 
in the form of cash or in-kind contributions. 
‘‘(f) OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary shall establish pro-
cedures to enable the Secretary— 
‘‘(1) to oversee the administration and oper-
ation of training and technical assistance funded 
through grants awarded under this section; and 
‘‘(2) to ensure that the training and assistance 
is operated consistent with the goals and require-
ments of this Act. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
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