Overview

• Johns Hopkins University has established Pivot and Bridge grant programs to provide up to $150,000 and $100,000 respectively for researchers affected by federal funding cuts or delays.
• The grants, funded partly through flexible endowment earnings, aim to preserve critical research and protect researchers, trainees, and staff impacted by the reductions.
• Additional initiatives include expanded undergraduate research funding, enhanced editorial support for faculty, and a new one-year program for PhD students and postdocs affected by terminated grants.
• The university has lost over 100 federal research grants and faces delays in funding renewals, with half of its revenue traditionally coming from federal research funding.
• Legal challenges against NIH funding cuts and allegations of ideologically driven grant cancellations add to the uncertainty surrounding federal research funding.