The BPDA has approved hundreds of thousands of dollars in support for South End civic groups, though some of those left out are displeased the funding is going to organizations headquartered outside the neighborhood.

The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) approved the disbursement of $205,000 at its June 13 board meeting. The money is mitigation funding from the Ink Block, Washington Street Block and Harrison Albany Street Block projects.

Most of the groups that applied for the funding were granted it, though 7 of the 24 were left out. Those snubbed included the Boston Center for the Arts, the Somali Development Center, the Friends of the South End Library, the Union Combined Parish, the Chica Project, Ellis Early Learning and the South End Business Alliance (SEBA).

The selection process is handled by a committee of city staff from the departments of compliance, administration and finance, planning, development review and community engagement.

In this case, the only requirement was that the proposal in some way benefit the South End, which has prompted objections from some local groups passed over for funding.

“The organizations receiving money all do good work, but I think those that receive community benefits should have some sort of nexus to where those projects are located,” said Sheila Grove, an advisor to SEBA and former executive director of the late Washington Gateway Main Streets. “The city talks a good game about helping small businesses, but they’re turning their back on them in this regard.”

SEBA would have used the money to hire a coordination staffer who would manage its efforts and assist businesses, a service gap once filled by the recently defunct Washington Gateway Main Streets. With just SEBA to take up the mantle, Grove says the link between South End small businesses and city government has grown weaker.

“The South End is a great place to be, but a lot of that has to do with organizations like SEBA, which is really the only one right now serving businesses. The funding that came in through Washington Gateway Main Streets was important, as were the special connections to the city.

We don’t have that anymore,” she said.

Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) is headquartered Downtown and got almost $8,000. New England Culinary Arts is in Newmarket and got $9,000. The second-largest award was $25,000 for the Friends of Peters Park, a group dedicated to caring for a park the city itself owns.

The BPDA maintains that its process didn’t give any undue attention to large organizations or familiar faces. The full $205,000 was distributed, being headquartered in the South End wasn’t a requirement and there were a variety of new faces among the grant recipients.

“Several of the organizations selected in this funding round have never received community benefits funding before. The internal review committee organized for each disbursement of funding ensures thorough review of the applications and that staff is casting a wide net when making their decisions,” it said in a statement. “Elected officials also often provide letters of support, as was done in this most recent round of funding.”

The following is the list of recipients:

ABCD $ 7,811

Boston City Lights Foundation $10,000

Boston Community Pediatrics $ 9,000

Community Servings $15,000

Ellis South End Neighborhood Assn $ 1,910

Friends of Peters Park $25,000

Friends of St. Stephen’s Youth Programs $10,000

Union Park Neighborhood Association $ 4,000

Urbanity Dance $ 7,000

United South End Settlements $10,000

Boston Higher Education Resource Ctr $30,000

MAXCourage $5,000

More than Words $20,000

New England Culinary Arts $ 9,000

Project Place $20,000

Soccer Unity Project $15,000

Youth Enrichment Services $6,279