Recognizing the value of native plants in our roadsides, the Iowa Legislature established the Living Roadway Trust Fund (LRTF) program in 1988. This annual, competitive grant program provides funding for Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management (IRVM) activities to cities, counties and applicants with statewide impact for the vegetation along Iowa's roadsides to be preserved, planted and maintained to be safe, visually interesting, ecologically integrated and useful for many purposes.