; or (B) durable equipment need or impairment. (3) Authorization of appropriations (A) In general There are authorized to be appropriated $35,000,000 as may be necessary to carry out this subsection for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2029. (B) Technical assistance The Secretary may use not more than 5 percent of the amount made available to carry out this subsection for each fiscal year to provide technical assistance to applicants and prospective applicants in preparing applications and creating financing packages that leverage a mix of public and private funding sources. . 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: 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 eligible third-party training institutions described in subsection (b) to develop and administer training and technical 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 program under this Act and the school breakfast program established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1773 ). (b) Eligible Third-Party Institutions Defined For purposes of this section, the term eligible third-party institution means— (1) a nonprofit organization with demonstrated experience in food or nutrition services training and technical assistance; (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 )