The organization announced on Friday its plans to begin “an orderly wind-down of its operations,” citing the passage of President Donald Trump’s rescissions package as the reason behind the decision.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down its operations after the loss of federal funding, marking the end of almost sex decades as the entity that distributed grants to public media, PBS and NPR.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which allocates funds to NPR and PBS, said it has started an "orderly wind-down" of its operation