Direct link to filterable portfolio from nav menu

I am using a filterable portfolio page here: https://unitedconstruction.com/projects/ and I would like to directly link to a page of category specific projects from the menu. So if you hover over projects on the main menu you should be able to click on an education link and go to: https://unitedconstruction.com/projects/?otw-portfolio-category=education. The problem is that this doesn’t make the filter work. Any suggestions for making a direct link from the menu to a category on a filterable list?

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