CRA is an abbreviation for:

Companies

Conestoga-Rovers & Associates Conestoga-Rovers & Associates (CRA) is a group of companies that provides engineering, environmental consulting, construction, and information technology (IT) services. On July 2, 2014 CRA became a division of the GHD Group. Its current overall ...

, a consulting engineering firm in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada *

Convenience Retail Asia Convenience Retail Asia Limited (CRA) () is a Hong Kong retailer which owns bakeries ( Saint Honore Cake Shop, Bread Boutique) in Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China. It previously owned the Hong Kong franchise for convenience store chain ...

, Hong Kong *

Conzinc Riotinto of Australia Rio Tinto Group is an Anglo-Australian multinational company that is the world's second-largest metals and mining corporation (behind BHP). The company was founded in 1873 when of a group of investors purchased a mine complex on the Rio Tint ...

CRA International Charles River Associates (legally CRA International, Inc.) is a global consulting firm headquartered in Boston. Practice areas Their practices include: aerospace & defense, antitrust & competition economics, auctions & competitive bidding, clim ...

, a consultancy

Credit reporting

Credit bureau A credit bureau is a data collection agency that gathers account information from various creditors and provides that information to a consumer reporting agency in the United States, a credit reference agency in the United Kingdom, a credit repor ...

, known as consumer reporting agency (CRA) in the US, and credit rating agency (CRA) in the UK

Job titles

Certified Research Administrator The Certified Research Administrator® (CRA®) is a designation granted in the United States by the Research Administrators Certification Council to individuals who demonstrate the knowledge necessary to serve as an administrator of professional an ...

Clinical research associate A clinical research associate (CRA), also called a clinical monitor or trial monitor, is a health-care professional who performs many activities related to medical research, particularly clinical trials. Clinical research associates work in vario ...

or Clinical Research Assistant in clinical trial *

Commander, Royal Artillery {{Redirect, BGRA, colour format, RGBA color model Commander, Royal Artillery (CRA) was a military appointment in Commonwealth infantry and armoured divisions in the 20th century. The CRA was the senior artillery officer in the division and commanded ...

Laws

Civil Rights Act (disambiguation) Civil Rights Act may refer to several acts of the United States Congress, including: * Civil Rights Act of 1866, extending the rights of emancipated slaves by stating that any person born in the United States regardless of race is an American citi ...

, multiple parts of US legislation *

Community Reinvestment Act The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA, P.L. 95-128, 91 Stat. 1147, title VIII of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1977, ''et seq.'') is a United States federal law designed to encourage commercial banks and savings associations to help ...

of 1977 (US) *

Congressional Review Act The Congressional Review Act (CRA) is a law that was enacted by the United States Congress under House Speaker Newt Gingrich as Subtitle E of the Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996 () and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on Mar ...

of 1996 (US) *

Constitution Restoration Act The Constitution Restoration Act of 2005 (originally "of 2004" ) is a proposed federal law filed on March 3, 2005 by United States Senator Richard Shelby ( R- AL) and Representative Robert Aderholt (R-AL). It was styled as Senate bill and House of ...

of 2004/2005

Organizations

Australia

Christian Research Association The Christian Research Association (CRA) was founded in 1985 to study the Christian faith in Australia. Its work consists of major research projects which have focussed on overviews of research on spirituality and religion in relation to Austra ...

Commercial Radio Australia Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) is the peak body for the commercial radio broadcasting industry in Australia. CRA was formed in 1930 as the Federation of Australian Radio Broadcasters. It provides representation and advocacy on common statuto ...

, the peak body for commercial radio

Canada

Canada Revenue Agency The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA; ; ) is the revenue service of the Canadian federal government, and most provincial and territorial governments. The CRA collects taxes, administers tax law and policy, and delivers benefit programs and tax c ...

, administering tax laws

Colombia

Potable Water and Basic Sanitation Regulation Commission The Potable Water and Basic Sanitation Regulation Commission (CRA) is a regulatory agency of the Government of Colombia in charge of regulating the water supply and sanitation in Colombia, including the potable and public water distribution, sewa ...

Singapore

Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore The Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore (CRA) was a statutory board under the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of Singapore. It was formed on 2 April 2008 to regulate the management and operation of the casinos in Singapore. The ...

, a statutory board regulating casinos

United Kingdom

Cambridgeshire Rowing Association The Cambridgeshire Rowing Association (CRA) is based in Cambridge, UK. It is the administrative body for non-college rowing in Cambridge and since 1868 has organised races such as the CRA Bumps as well as looking after the interests of local ro ...

United States

Congress of Russian Americans The Congress of Russian Americans is a non-governmental organization in the United States representing Russian-Americans and Russians. The CRA's stated purposes include preserving Russian culture in the United States, protecting the rights of Russi ...

, Russian émigré organization *

Champion Racing Association Champion Racing Association (CRA) is a stock car racing sanctioning body based in the Midwestern United States. It was founded in 1997 by Glenn Luckett and R. J. Scott, who then sold the company to Bob Sargent's Track Enterprises in 2022. All CRA ...

, auto racing sanctioning body * Community redevelopment agency, urban renewal body *

Computing Research Association The Computing Research Association (CRA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit association of North American academic departments of computer science, computer engineering, and related fields; laboratories and centers in industry, government, and academia eng ...

, academic department association *

Corn Refiners Association The Corn Refiners Association (CRA) is a trade association based in Washington, D.C. It represents the corn refining industry in the United States. Corn refining encompasses the production of corn starch, corn oil, and high fructose corn syrup (HFC ...

, trade association *

Critical Research Academy The Critical Research Academy (CRA) at San Jose State University is a graduate program in the College of Education. The College of Education graduates the largest number of teacher credentials in the San Francisco Bay Area. The CRA is a two-year p ...

, a College of Education graduate program *

California Republican Assembly The California Republican Assembly (CRA) is a conservative California Republican activist group. It is the oldest and largest grassroots volunteer organization chartered by the California Republican Party, and is the California affiliate of the ...

California Roadster Association The California Racing Association (CRA) was a racing governing body which set rules and hosted Sprint car racing events in Southern California. The association was formed in the garage of Babe Ouse in 1945. Originally it was called the Californi ...

, a racing governing body

Other

Community reinforcement approach Community reinforcement approach and family training (CRAFT) is a behavior therapy approach in psychotherapy for treating addiction developed by Robert J. Meyers in the late 1970s. Meyers worked with Nathan Azrin in the early 1970s whilst he was ...

to therapy for addiction *

Corona Australis Corona Australis is a constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere. Its Latin name means "southern crown", and it is the southern counterpart of Corona Borealis, the northern crown. It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-cent ...

(CrA), a constellation in the Southern Hemisphere {{disambiguation