Junior Recognition Program

JRP Nomination Form - Application time frame is October 1st through November 30th each year.

In October 2024, the CALTA Junior Recognition Committee sent notifications to local tennis coaches and club professionals throughout the Charleston area. In late January, 90 girls were recognized through the Junior Recognition Program.

Through its 2024-25 JRP program, CALTA has recognized a total of 586 individual girls and has disbursed 1,050 grants totaling $290,050.

The Rockin Racquets, a local Special Olympics tennis team, has also been recognized with a CALTA grant of $2,500 this year.  Click to view their thank you letter from last year.

HISTORY

In 2002, CALTA announced the establishment of the CALTA Junior Recognition Program, designed to promote junior girls' tennis in our area, support junior girls in their tennis activities, help those with limited opportunities, and reward exceptional achievement.

Through monetary grants we recognize ability and help train it, we recognize effort and encourage it, we recognize achievement and reward it, and we recognize need and try to fill the gaps. To date we have done everything from the basics of putting shoes on feet and racquets in hands to funding lessons and clinics, sending girls to tennis camps, and helping out with tournament and travel expenses for the very serious. Recipients may use their grants for any tennis-related endeavor although specific recommendations would be helpful.

All tennis professionals and school coaches in the Charleston Area are invited each year to submit applications on behalf of junior girls  (middle and high school age) for CALTA's Junior Recognition Program.

If you are a local teaching professional and know of a deserving young woman who you feel would benefit from our program, please use the nomination form available here each year to nominate your candidate. The requirements are straightforward: The nominee must be a junior girl currently living in the Charleston Area.   Please read the nomination form completely as you will need to have all the required information gathered before you begin.  Once you start the form, you must complete it and submit or you will lose your information.  Multiple submissions are encouraged.   Please note that a separate nomination form is required for each applicant.  If you are submitting multiple nominations, you are asked to prioritize them for us (i.e., 1st choice, 2nd choice, etc.).