Stromsburg Housing Authority

Stromsburg Housing Authority, doing business as Swede Haven, is a local government housing authority based in Stromsburg, Nebraska, that receives federal formula grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office to fund public housing operations, capital improvements, modernization, and emergency safety and security measures. The entity is structured as a U.S. government-owned local government entity classified as a Housing Authority Public/Tribal organization and operates exclusively as a federal grant recipient rather than a federal contractor.

Swede Haven's federal footprint consists entirely of HUD formula grants administered through the Public and Indian Housing Office. The authority receives recurring annual operating subsidies under the Public Housing Operating Fund program to cover day-to-day operational expenses, routine and preventative maintenance, anti-crime and anti-drug security activities, energy costs, resident supportive services, insurance, and administrative expenses. In parallel, the authority draws capital grants under the Public Housing Capital Fund program to finance public housing development, modernization, management improvements, and construction or acquisition of additional public housing units within an approved five-year action plan. Separately, Swede Haven is eligible for emergency safety and security grants of up to $250,000 per federal fiscal year to address one-time crime and drug-related safety emergencies that fall outside annual capital fund allocations. Representative recent awards include a Public Housing Operating Fund grant issued January 1, 2026 with a completion date of December 31, 2032; a Public Housing Capital Fund grant issued May 13, 2025 with a completion date of May 12, 2029; and an Emergency and Non-Presidentially Declared Natural Disaster Safety and Security grant issued August 3, 2026 with a completion date of August 2, 2028.

The authority has received forty-one federal awards since 2006, all from HUD's Public and Indian Housing Office, with consistent activity of two to three awards per year over the past five years. The combined dollars obligated across the entire award portfolio total $2.3 million. Three awards currently active carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and will therefore face renewal cycles or recompete in that window. Swede Haven has no federal contracting relationship, no seats on government-wide acquisition vehicles, and does not operate as a federal contractor or subcontractor.