To navigate the recent loss of public media funding, PBS is planning to slash its budget by roughly a fifth.

According to The New York Times, the board of the US public broadcaster approved a 21% budget cut on Wednesday.

President and CEO Paula Kerger shared the news with station general managers not long after. She also revealed that overall station dues will see a US$35-million reduction—essentially trimming the revenue PBS receives from members in order to ease their budgeting pressures.

“We recognize that even with the dues reduction, adjusted payment schedule and efforts to raise funds for initial financial stabilization, we all face hard choices about the future,” Kerger said, according to the Times.

PBS and its stations received roughly 15% of their revenue from the federally funded Corporation for Public Broadcasting. But last month, Congress approved President Donald Trump’s call to nix the entire US$1.1 billion earmarked for the CPB, after the White House accused NPR and PBS (including kids shows like Sesame Street, pictured) of having a liberal bias. 

In the wake of this blow, the CPB began winding down operations earlier this month, with most staff positions set to end with the fiscal year on September 30.

The CPB also distributed the Ready to Learn grant, which has helped fund PBS KIDS content and children’s educational initiatives through the years. The US Department of Education terminated this grant in May, representing a loss of US$23 million that could have been funneled into such programs.

PBS and its major stations still receive funding from corporate sponsors and other sources. The recent federal cuts are expected to have the strongest impact on stations in small, rural communities across the US.