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CPB Begins Orderly Wind-Down as NPR and PBS Mobilize Support

With a small transition team in place through January, CPB is winding down operations after federal funding was cut.

Joan Ganz Cooney and the Sesame Street Muppets, 2015.
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Overview

  • CPB announced that the majority of its staff will have their positions end by the close of fiscal 2025 with a dedicated transition team remaining through January 2026 to oversee compliance and final distributions.
  • NPR has allocated $8 million from its budget to bolster local member stations facing immediate grant shortfalls after federal funding was rescinded.
  • PBS has affirmed its commitment to maintaining core national broadcasts and supporting community stations despite the loss of roughly 15 percent of its revenue source.
  • Over 1,500 local public radio and television stations have launched emergency fundraising drives to cover gaps left by the rescinded $1.1 billion in CPB grants.
  • President Trump’s May executive order and the July Senate Appropriations Committee vote marked the first complete cut to CPB funding since its creation, triggering the current phase-out.