What is the GNCRA?

GNCRA missions

• Bringing together Autism Resource Centres (CRAs) within a national network with a view to developing, promoting and harmonising their action whilst still factoring in regional specificities.
• Setting up and running joint actions that may benefit all CRAs as well as actions entrusted to them collectively notably, by public authorities or as part of national procurement contracts.
• Being the voice of CRAs when liaising with public authorities and national agencies.
• Facilitating and promoting feedback and practice sharing between CRAs in order to harmonise responses across the country (joint training courses, CRA coordinating days, sector-specific or thematic workshops, document sharing, etc.)
• Managing services dedicated to CRAs to support their action and development in every region and to run joint national operations that they initiate, including studies and research projects, training courses, information (quality department, national websites and databases, symposia, scientific information days, etc.)
• Providing advice and technical expertise to government services, in coordination with CRAs, (cooperating with the DGS [Directorate-General for Health], DGOS [Directorate-General for Care Provision], DGCS [Directorate-General for Social Cohesion], CNSA [National Solidarity Fund for Autism], developing tools together, internal and external assessments, national awareness days co-organised by MDPH [Local community centres for the disabled] and CRAs, sitting on committees and co-steering of national programmes, etc.)
• Bidding for public procurement contracts or calls for tenders in the sectors within the scope of CRA missions as defined in regulations and Autism Plans (studies and research projects, training courses for professionals and family caregivers, information for families, professionals, general public, etc.)