More than 200 employees at Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health and its affiliate Jhpiego, an international health nonprofit, are expected to be laid off this May as the school navigates federal funding cuts.
The university has seen a more than $800 million loss in U.S. Agency for International Development funding under the Trump administration, forcing it to cut 1,975 positions internationally and 247 in the U.S., which includes this round of layoffs. An additional 29 international and 78 domestic employees will see reduced hours, a spokesperson for Johns Hopkins said Wednesday.
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"Because of these funding terminations, we are in the process of winding down USAID grant-related activities in Baltimore and internationally, including impactful work to provide maternal and infant care, prevent the spread of diseases and provide clean drinking water," said Ron Daniels, president of Johns Hopkins University, in a message to the school's community earlier this month.
Some 107 employees at the Bloomberg School of Public Health and 130 employees at Jhpiego will be affected this round of layoffs, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice filed last week.
"U.S. based employees are all being given at least 60 days of advance notice before the reductions or furloughs take effect, and we are providing comprehensive support with additional benefits, assistance and resources to help employees navigate this transition and explore new opportunities," the university said in a statement. "For international employees, we will be complying with local employment laws."
Last month, Johns Hopkins joined several other universities in a lawsuit to block reductions in National Institutes of Health funding after the organization announced it would cut more than $4 billion in "indirect costs" from its budget for U.S. medical research institutions.
Johns Hopkins is the largest recipient of NIH funding, according to the organization's award database.
