The goal of the evaluation summarized in this report was to examine the operation of the Community Development Support Collaborative (a funding and technical support effort for community development corporations) and to determine how effectively it had met its goals during the first half of the first year of its the Phase III funding cycle. The report examines two levels of the Collaborative's operation: (1) management capacity, structure, and operation; and (2) grantee activities and accomplishments. The evaluation also includes lessons learned and recommendations.