Federal funding for research enables technological breakthroughs, the advancement of human welfare, the expansion of human knowledge, and plays a critical role in our country’s international competitiveness. But while federal funding for Johns Hopkins University is at a record high, federal funding for all U.S. universities has continued to decline in recent years. In 2017, the overall share of federally funded higher education R&D was the lowest since the national survey began in 1953.

This decline is a threat to national innovation and our international competitive edge.

To underscore the role and subsequent results of federally-funded research, Johns Hopkins will host a showcase of 21 project teams from all corners of the institution at a special event in the House of Representatives. The showcase, called Hopkins on the Hill, takes place Wednesday, June 12, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Rayburn Cafeteria of the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. The event is free and open to the public, and will include elected officials and their staff members, as well as Johns Hopkins leadership, faculty, staff, students, and alumni.

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