Johns Hopkins University lays off 110 workers after losing some federal funding
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WASHINGTON - Johns Hopkins University said on Thursday it has laid off more than 100 employees this week, citing cuts in federal research funding.
Workers laid off at Johns Hopkins University
What they're saying:
University officials said the latest round of layoffs was a last resort, which mostly impacted workers serving administrative duties.
Johns Hopkins University's Montgomery County Campus in Maryland. (Credit: JHU Sheridan Libraries/Gado/Getty Images)
"As our federal research portfolio shrinks, the infrastructure around it must change in parallel. Last year, we implemented significant cost-management initiatives including a hiring freeze, pausing annual increases for anyone making over $80,000, reducing discretionary spending, eliminating vacant positions, and reducing our five-year capital project spending by 20%," the university said in a statement to FOX Local. "While these efforts ensured that employment actions would be a last resort, this week, roughly 110 employees, primarily serving administrative functions, were laid off from university administration and other divisions."
Trump administration terminates some grants
The backstory:
The layoffs come about a year after the university said it was eliminating more than 2,200 workers after the Trump administration terminated some grants, including cuts to National Institutes of Health’s NIH) grants for research institutions. The university is one of the top recipients of the NIH’s funding to help with research.
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In the calendar year 2025, the total outstanding value of Johns Hopkins University’s multiyear federal research portfolio declined by more than $500 million. The university received 43% less in federal research funding and 28% fewer awards than in the previous year.
The university said earlier this month it was designating $60 million annually for the next two years to help meet the needs of faculty, students and research teams facing federal grant terminations or delays.
The Source: The information for this story is provided by Johns Hopkins University. This story was reported from Los Angeles. Reuters contributed.