The Darden Restaurants, Inc. Foundation has awarded a total of $7000 to six different YAP Programs as part of their Darden's Restaurants Community Grants program.  Founded by Bill Darden, the foundation has awarded $71 Million in grants since 1995 that focus on three priority areas: recipes for success, preservation of natural resources and Hunger Relief.  Below is a list of programs that won an award, their project, the award amount and the restaurant from the Darden Family who issued it:

YAP Location	Project	Amount	Restaurant
Williamson County, TX YAP	Back-to-School Readiness Project	$1000	Olive Garden - Round Rock, TX
Mobile, AL YAP	Back-to-School Readiness Project	$1000	LongHorn Steakhouse - Mobile, AL
Orange County, NY YAP	Technology for Tomorrow Project	$1000	LongHorn Steakhouse - Newburg, NY
Adams/Denver Counties, CO YAP	Back-to-School Readiness Project	$1000	Olive Garden - Aurora, CO
Atlantic County, NJ YAP	Back-to-School Readiness Project	$2000	Olive Garden - Mays Landing, NJ Red Lobster - Mays Landing, NJ
Hillsborough County, FL YAP	Back-to-School Readiness and Technology Project	$1000	LongHorn Steakhouse - Tampa, FL