; (2) an institution of higher education as defined 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 paragraphs (1), (2), and (3). (c) Criteria for eligible third-Party institutions The Secretary shall establish specific criteria that eligible third-party training institutions shall meet to qualify to receive grants under this section, which shall include— (1) a demonstrated capacity to administer effective training and technical assistance programming to school food service personnel; (2) prior, successful experience in providing or engaging in training and technical assistance programming or applied research activities involving eligible entities, school food service administrators, or directors; (3) prior, successful experience in developing relevant educational training tools or course materials 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-efficient 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