For us, that would be disappointing, if it were the case, because it would mean that 25 years of relationship-building with people who work at Status of Women, of our long record of service among people who have institutional memory of that—all of that—would have been lost, and applications would have been decided upon somewhat arbitrarily. It would be a huge disappointment if that were the case.
However, it still doesn't explain why an application that actually reflects the priorities of the government was denied.