Provide funding for the maintenance and enhancement of sportrans bus and passenger facilities

The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded Shreveport Transit Management Inc. (operating as Sportran) $690,742 on July 16, 2026, under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) to complete a passenger waiting area at the Sportrans Multimodal Resource Centers located at 1253 Texas Avenue, Shreveport, Louisiana. The project aims to reduce energy consumption and operating costs for the City of Shreveport and the Shreveport urbanized area. Performance runs through July 31, 2027. The award carries no subrecipients. The program provides capital funding to states and transit agencies through formula, competitive, or low-no-emissions processes to replace, rehabilitate, purchase, or lease buses and bus-related equipment and to rehabilitate, purchase, construct, or lease bus-related facilities.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to provide funding for the maintenance and enhancement of sportrans bus and passenger facilities.

Activities

Sportrans multimodal resource centers (located at 1253 texas AVE. Shreveport LA 71101) passenger waiting area will be completed.

Expected outcomes

The expected outcomes for this project are 1) reduced energy consumption; 2) reduced operating costs.

Intended beneficiaries

The intended beneficiary for this project is the city of shreveport and shreveport UZA.