RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- As the government shutdown approaches one week , nonprofits reliant on federal partners are bracing for impacts.

"Because the government is shut down, it means that nonprofits can't access the grant administrators that they normally work with to renew their grants, to answer questions, to draw down funds," said Sarah Saadian, the Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Campaigns at the National Council of Nonprofits.

"When we've asked (nonprofits), anywhere from 20% to more than 50% of funding for many nonprofits comes from federal grants and contracts," added David Heinen, the Vice President for Public Policy and Advocacy at the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits.

Analysts believe the longer the government remains shut down, the more nonprofits will be

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