Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may determine a recommended configuration for a configured grant that is to be received, at least in part, via radio resource control messaging. The UE may transmit, to a base station, one or more messages indicating the recommended configuration for the configured grant at the UE. The one or more messages may include at least one of a configured grant-specific scheduling request or a configured grant-specific control element. In some cases, at least one of the configured grant-specific scheduling request or the configured grant-specific control element may be formatted for association with grants that are received, at least in part, via radio resource control messaging. The UE may receive, from the base station, a configuration for the configured grant based on the recommended configuration.