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Community Development Week was created in 1986 by the National Community Development Association (NCDA) and several other national organizations to bring national attention to the Community Development Block CDBG (CDBG) program through grassroots support at a time when the program was facing scrutiny by Congress. National Community Development Week also provides the opportunity to support the Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) program. The main objective of National Community Development Week is the education of Congressional members on the importance of CDBG and the HOME programs, their local impact and, most importantly, the need for increased program funding.

National Community Development Week is intentionally held during the Congressional appropriations process so that the significance of these programs can be imparted to Congressional members through local activities conducted by grantees and program partners at the grassroots level. National Community Development Week provides the perfect opportunity to cement the importance of CDBG and HOME in the minds of those in Washington to increase program funding.