A charity is pledging to pay benefits to the families of fallen soldiers during the ongoing government shutdown, CNN reported Sunday.

The Fisher House Foundation plans to provide benefits such as a $100,000 payment that families would receive within days of a death, Fisher House spokesperson Kerri Childress told the news outlet.

The announcement from the Maryland-based charity comes days after the U.S. government shut down at midnight on Friday after Republicans and Democrats failed to reach an agreement on a government spending bill.

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Certain functions immediately stop during a shutdown, including the government's ability to pay benefits to the families of fallen service members. The benefits include funeral and burial reimbursements, according to the report.

"Under a government shutdown, the Department of Defense has no authority to pay death benefits to these families," Dana White, the chief Pentagon spokeswoman, told CNN.

The foundation says it is communicating with the Department of Defense and the Office of Casualty Assistance so that they can be ready to provide support to "any and all who need help; either through its network of comfort homes, Hotels for Heroes and Hero Miles programs," Childress said.

"Fisher House is also on standby to help fly families to Landstuhl, Germany or other military hospitals, because it is not just families of the fallen that will be impacted but also families of our wounded, injured and ill service members," Childress added.

The charity also made a similar promise during the 2013 shutdown.