> I applied to NGI Zero in December 2024, because it was promoted on European Union websites, and my application was rejected by the NLnet Foundation in April 2025.

ahaha!

  The fox who longed for grapes, beholds with pain
  The tempting clusters were too high to gain;
  Grieved in his heart he forced a careless smile,
  And cried, 'They’re sour and hardly worth my while.'