CRA

CRA is the abbreviation for:

• Cannabinoid Receptor Agonist, typically in reference to a synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist
• Central retinal artery, branches off the ophthalmic artery, running inferior to the optic nerve within its dural sheath to the eyeball
• Child Rescue Alert, the UK equivalent of AMBER alert
• Country risk assessment, an analysis of investment risk in foreign countries
• Custom Robo Arena, known in Japan as Gekitō! Custom Robo, a science fiction role playing game for the Nintendo DS
• Corona Australis (constellation) or Corona Austrina, a constellation in the Southern Hemisphere

Civil rights

• Civil Rights Act (disambiguation), multiple parts of US legislation
• Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association, also abbreviated NICRA

Companies

• Conestoga-Rovers & Associates, a consulting engineering firm based in Waterloo, Ontario
• Convenience Retail Asia, a retailing company in Hong Kong
• ConZinc Riotinto of Australia, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto-Zinc (RTZ), that eventually became Rio Tinto Group
• CRA International, consulting firm in Boston

Credit reporting

• Consumer reporting agency (UK), company that collects credit information
• Credit rating agency (US), a company that assigns credit ratings for issuers of certain types of debt obligations as well as the debt instruments themselves

Job titles

• Certified Radiology Administrator, designation is granted by the Radiology Administration Certification Commission to individuals who demonstrate skills and knowledge in the field of imaging administration
• Certified Research Administrator, designation is 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 and sponsored research programs
• Clinical research associate or Clinical Research Assistant in clinical trial
• Commander, Royal Artillery, a military appointment in Commonwealth infantry and armoured divisions in the 20th Century

Laws

• Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (US)
• Constitution Restoration Act of 2004/2005
• Copyright Renewal Act of 1992, an act of the United States Congress, reversing the longstanding requirement under US law that a second term of copyright protection is contingent on a renewal registration with the Library of Congress

Organizations

In Australia:

• Christian Research Association of Australia

In Canada:

• Canada Revenue Agency, a federal agency that administers tax laws for the Government of Canada

In Colombia:

• Potable Water and Basic Sanitation Regulation Commission, a government agency in Colombia

In the United Kingdom:

• Cambridgeshire Rowing Association, based in Cambridge, UK

In the United States:

• Champion Racing Association, an auto racing sanctioning body in the United States founded in 1997
• Computing Research Association, an association of more than 220 North American academic departments of computer science, computer engineering, and related fields
• Corn Refiners Association, an American trade association
• Critical Research Academy, a graduate program in the College of Education at San Jose State University
• California Republican Assembly, a conservative California Republican activist group. It is the oldest and largest grassroots volunteer organization chartered by the California Republican Party
• California Roadster Association, a racing governing body which set rules and hosted midget car racing events in Southern California