President Donald Trump's decision to freeze federal grants and loans starting Tuesday left Nebraska organizations reeling as they assessed the impact and worried about the future.

A White House memo set off a flurry of panic across nonprofit groups, who said they were unable to access federal government systems used to withdraw funds.

The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday as President Donald Trump's administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending. The funding freeze by the Republican administration could affect trillions of dollars and cause widespread disruption in health care research,

The acting director of the Office of Management and Budget issued a memo on Monday “pausing” all federal grants and loans until at least February 10 to ensure they comply with Donald Trump’s worldview.

President Donald Trump ordered a freeze starting Tuesday on potentially trillions of dollars in federal funding to Americans, impacting everything from education grants to small businesses loans -- and sparking accusations that he is violating the constitution.