Oregon's colleges and universities will get a needed boost from the newest federal COVID-19 relief and omnibus bill signed Dec. 27 by President Donald Trump. The funds from the Consolidated Appropriations Act's $22.7 billion dedicated to higher education across the U.S. comes at a time when low enrollment and other budget problems are cause for concern for Oregon's higher education institutions. Oregon's Higher Education Coordinating Commission estimates $224 million will come to the state from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, anticipating $102 million to public universities, $97 million for community colleges and $28 million for private institutions. But it's not enough to fix the looming budget concerns of many colleges and universities, HECC Executive Director Ben Cannon said.