A nearly half-million-dollar grant awarded in November to KRCL, a Salt Lake City community radio station, is in limbo amid President Trump's federal spending freeze. Why it matters: Public radio stations are essential for communicating to listeners during natural disasters or emergencies.

A federal judge will on Friday consider a request to further block President Donald Trump ’s administration from freezing trillions of dollars of grants and loans that fund everything from clean energy programs to bridge repairs to emergency shelters.

After hearing arguments Friday, Judge John McConnell Jr. said he will rule within a week on whether to further require the Trump administration to keep federal funding flowing.