As the Federal cognizant agency for The Johns Hopkins University, we will be performing a quality control review of the single audit for fiscal year ended June 30, 2017. The single audit is required by Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). The purpose of our review is to determine whether the audit work was performed in accordance with Uniform Guidance requirements and applicable auditing standards.