Check out the winning projects!


** Congratulations to our LGBTQ + racial justice small grants recipients
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In 2021, the Williams Institute launched a small grants program to support policy-relevant research at the intersections of race, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Researchers from across the country submitted over 80 proposals spanning a range of topics that uniquely impact LGBTQ people of color, including access to health care, discrimination, policing, detention, educational barriers, and more.

We are pleased to announce that seven proposals have been selected to receive awards. Visit our website ([link removed]) for full descriptions of each project.
Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services among Black LBQ+ Women
This project investigates how both interpersonal and structural sexual orientation and racial discrimination influence use of sexual and reproductive health services among Black LBQ+ women.
Policing & Health: The Effects of Encounters Among Queer BIPOC
This project unravels the longstanding connection between policing and queer people of color, including the health consequences of police oppression on this population and factors that could alleviate disparities.
Mortgage Experience and Discrimination Among Same-Sex Borrowers in the United States: Evidence from the National Survey of Mortgage Originations
This project assesses the existence of discrimination against same-sex couples in mortgage lending, with a focus on how these experiences differ depending on ethno-racial identity.
Beyond Medical Mistrust: Psychological, Social Influence, and Social-Structural Factors Associated with Black Sexual and Gender Minority People’s Willingness to Participate in COVID Research
This project examines psychosocial, community-level, and social-structural barriers and facilitators of Black sexual and gender minority people’s willingness to participate in COVID vaccine and treatment research, with a particular focus on the roles of social influences, social activist identification, racial-ethnic salience, and structural factors that potentially mitigate the effects of mistrust on Black SGM people's engagement in biomedical research.
The Health Effects of Expanded Earned Income Tax Credits at the Intersections of Race, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity
This project examines the effects of Earned Income Tax Credits on the health and well-being of LGBTQ+ BIPOC.
Experiences of Transgender and Nonbinary Migrants in Immigration Detention Centers
This project characterizes the experiences of transgender and gender nonbinary individuals in ICE detention and identifies the unmet needs of transgender and gender nonbinary asylum seekers and migrants post-detention.

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