The Alabama Office of Minority Affairs (AOMA) was created in March 2016, and is a cabinet-level agency focused on advising the Governor on issues directly affecting women and minorities in the State of Alabama. AOMA is a stand-alone agency with a mission to ensure the inclusion of women and minorities in the success and prosperity of the State of Alabama. It does this through crafting policy recommendations and programs to address those issues. The creation of a permanent, cabinet-level agency dedicated to giving a voice to women and all minority communities across Alabama is a historic first for the State, and was only the second agency of its kind in the nation.