The objective of the historic preservation funds (HPF) to complete a project that assists in the preservation of a historic resource

The Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $500,000 Historic Preservation Fund (CFDA 15.904) grant to Karamu House Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization in Cleveland, Ohio. The grant funding will support the rehabilitation and preservation of the historic Karamu House site, specifically the renovation of the basement dressing rooms. This project aligns with the program's objectives to assist in the identification, evaluation, and preservation of historic resources in keeping with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation. In addition to this federal grant, Karamu House has also received funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services to support its performing arts, community educational services, and cultural programming.

The program funds a broad range of preservation projects for historic sites including architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation plans, and physical preservation to sites in keeping with the secretary of the interiors standards and guidelines for archeology and historic preservation. This physical preservation project is awarded to the nonprofit, karamu house, via congressionally directed spending for rehabilitation of the karamu house basement dressing rooms.