Charlotte nonprofit faces nearly $1 million budget cut due to federal funding freeze A Charlotte nonprofit that serves immigrants said they are facing a nearly $1 million budget cut. Our Bridge for Kids said the federal government is freezing $6 billion in education funding.

A Charlotte nonprofit expected $826,000 in federal grant funding Tuesday, but it received notice one day earlier that the federal government was withholding the funding indefinitely. "That's a lot of money to lose with less than 24 hours notice,

The Trump administration is withholding more than $6 billion in previously approved federal education grants to schools.