The Piast Institute is a national research and policy center for Polish and Polish-American affairs based in Hamtramck, Michigan, in the United States, an enclave located within the city of Detroit.

The Piast Institute states on its website: With its resources and its position as a Census Information Center, the Piast Institute acts as a data resource center helping Polish, Polish American and other business and community groups develop policy papers and historical, cultural, political, economic, social and demographic studies on a wide variety of topics.

In 2013, Piast founder Thaddeus Radzilowski and academic Dominik Stecula presented the aggregate survey of 900 Polish Americans from 2009-2013 during the 11th annual Dekaban lecture.

[11] HDFCC partners with organizations such as AmeriCorps VISTA and Detroit Wayne Mental Health Association, and Michigan Profile for Healthy Youth on projects and events such as birthdate signs (denoting the year one is required to be born prior to in order to purchase substances), expired/unwanted medicine drives, mock crashes (portraying dangers of driving under the influence), anonymous question sessions for youth to ask questions about substance abuse and sexual health, and blood pressure check barbeques.

Piast Institute, with the assistance of the Congressional Quarterly (CQ) and support from the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Chicago, runs the Polish American Communication Initiative (PACI).

There is also a page that enables users to contact national and local newspapers or send a letter of gratitude for the positive representation of Poles and Polish Americans.