CHOICE neighborhoods

The federal money comes as housing officials are trying to find ways to fill a funding gap for a transformational housing project in northeast Winston-Salem.

A housing study found Winston-Salem faced a shortage of "affordable homes," but what that looks like and how best to address it often varies depending upon who's asked.

A five-phase project that could bring more than 400 mixed-income affordable housing units to the city faces a $2 million funding gap for its next phase.