Can I propose to study pilot tools and strategies that may not lead directly or quickly to policy outcomes? Or are you only looking for case studies that analyze longer-term efforts with direct policy results?

Yes. Just as success is hard to define, it is also sometimes difficult to see quick policy changes or outcomes in this work. We are looking for case studies that are useful to organizations working on the ground with small businesses as well as policymakers and advocates working to advance small business anti-displacement agendas. We are interested in learning what has worked and not worked, how, and why. These projects do not necessarily need to be complete as they may be in their early phases with little to no policy changes produced. However, projects that have yet to begin are probably too new to offer substantive results.