Year Awarded 2024
Total award amount $250,000
Location Tucson, AZ
Program FoodShot Global Challenge
Matching Funders Builders Initiative, FoodShot Global, The Rockefeller Foundation
Grantee Institution University of Arizona, Hydro Futures
Dr. Laura Condon developed the only national platform that simulates watershed dynamics from bedrock to treetops across the United States, providing producers with cost-effective predictions and improving irrigation and crop choices at only a fraction of the cost of traditional models. Dr. Condon aims to develop new capabilities to evaluate irrigation and crop scenarios and accelerate the commercial adoption of these innovative tools.