Shreveport Transit Management Inc.

Shreveport Transit Management Inc., doing business as Sportran, is a for-profit transit operator based in Shreveport, Louisiana that receives federal operating and capital grants from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) as a prime recipient, with no contract or subcontracting activity in the federal award footprint.

Sportran operates the fixed-route and demand-response transit system serving the Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area and surrounding urbanized zone. The company's federal grant portfolio consists entirely of FTA formula and project grants under three primary programs: the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) for operating assistance and preventive maintenance, the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526) for capital procurement and facility upgrades, and the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program (CFDA 20.513) for paratransit vehicle replacement. A single project grant from the Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation under the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program (CFDA 20.941) funds a smart-city demonstration focused on advanced transportation technologies and data capacity building. Sportran holds no parent contract vehicles, IDIQs, GWACs, or BPAs; the vendor receives direct awards from the grantor agency rather than operating under intermediary vehicles.

Recent representative grants include a $9.127 million operating assistance award (April 2026) funding fixed-route and ADA paratransit operations and fleet maintenance through December 2027, a $13.14 million project grant (August 2025) for procurement of 20 compressed natural gas buses, a $5 million formula award (August 2025) for construction of a central electric charging and maintenance facility, a $6.25 million capital grant (June 2026) for procurement of replacement CNG buses, and a $1.347 million award (July 2026) for dispatch and passenger communication technology upgrades including a Dispatch Operational Control Center and real-time information systems. The company also received a $995,400 SMART Grants award (September 2024) for advanced smart-city transportation technology demonstration in the Shreveport-Bossier area.

Sportran's customer concentration is absolute: 87 of 90 awards (97% by count) flow from the FTA, with two grants from the Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation. The vendor holds 100% prime-award status with no subcontracting relationships across the federal portfolio. Activity has remained relatively flat over the past five years, with four to six awards annually in 2022–2026. Seventeen awards with ultimate completion dates falling within the next twenty-four months face recompete or grant renewal action.

Sportran's grant work focuses on fleet modernization toward zero-emission or low-emission transit vehicles (CNG and electric buses), paratransit vehicle replacement serving seniors and individuals with disabilities, terminal and facility construction and upgrades, and technology infrastructure for dispatch operations, real-time passenger information, and smart-city integration. All grant awards carry no subrecipient pass-through; Sportran executes grant work directly as the prime recipient serving the City of Shreveport and the Shreveport urbanized area.