Outside agencies and economic-development groups that receive money from the City of Washington are seeking nearly $10,000 more for fiscal year 2017-2018 than they received in the current fiscal year.

Together they were allocated $144,712 for this fiscal year, and they request $154,440 for the upcoming fiscal year.

The outside agencies — Boys & Girls Club of Beaufort County, Zion Shelter, Wright Flight, The Blind Center, Eagle’s Wings, Purpose of God Outreach Center, Cornerstone Community Learning Center and Beaufort-Hyde-Martin Regional Library — are seeking a combined $61,630 for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins July 1. In the current budget, which ends June 30, they receive a combined $57,367 from the city. A city document shows the American Red Cross was added to the list of outside agencies that might get money from the city. The Red Cross received no money from the city for the current fiscal year, and it did not request city funds for the next fiscal year, according to City Manager Bobby Roberson.

The economic-development groups — Washington Harbor District Alliance, Highway 17 Association, North Carolina Estuarium, Arts of the Pamlico and the Washington Kiwanis Christmas parade — are seeking a combined $92,810 for fiscal year 2017-2018. The current budget allocates a combined $87,345 to them.

The outside agencies and economic-development groups are seeking a 6.7-percent increase in their combined funding from the current fiscal year to the next fiscal year. The outside agencies together want a 7.4-percent increase in their funding for the 2017-2018 fiscal year.

Last year during work on the current budget, the City Council reduced funding for the outside agencies by 10 percent, except for the Zion Shelter. For several years, the council has worked toward reducing the amount of money the agencies receive from the city.

Roberson said the sooner the City Council makes a decision regarding funding for the agencies, the sooner they will know how that decision would affect their budgets. “I think that’s only fair for them so they can address any budget issues they might face,” he said.