dealing with rejection

Dear Urban Artist Initiative Applicant,

We are sorry that we will not be able to award you a UAI/NYC fellowship this year. We received over 400 applications in the Visual and Media Arts.  Unfortunately, with the limited funds available, we are able award only 34 fellowships

The response from New York City artists to this new grants program has been strong, indicating a great need in the field that we must try to meet. However, it has made this grant program extremely competitive, especially with so many excellent submissions from so many highly-qualified artists...

i think i've gotten too accustomed to these emails.