Georgia Approves $150M Budget for 2022 The University of Georgia athletics' department has released their budget for the 2022 athletic calendar, coming in at $150M Author: May 28, 2021 The following statement was released by the Sports Information Department: A fiscal year 2022 budget of $150,290,994 was approved by the University of Georgia Athletic Association Board of Directors as its annual two-day spring meeting concluded here Friday. In presenting the 2022 budget, J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Josh Brooks thanked all UGA coaches and staff for adhering to the ‘’mission critical’’ mandate that prevailed through the 2021 fiscal year. The approach enabled UGA to avoid many of the drastic fiscal measures taken by peer institutions. The UGA Athletic Association was one of a handful of Power 5 athletic departments that did not implement staff layoffs, cuts or furloughs.