Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described for improved scheduling and/or scheduling configuration. A base station may receive, from a user equipment (UE), an indication of one or more UE capabilities. The base station may determine, based on the one or more UE capabilities, when a grant to be transmitted is usable by the UE. The base station may transmit the grant to the UE, the grant including an assignment of resources based on when the grant is usable. In some examples, a UE may identify one or more UE capabilities in association with different grant characteristics and transmit, to a base station, an indication of the one or more UE capabilities. The UE may receive, from the base station, a grant having one of the different grant characteristics and including an assignment of resources, the assignment of resources based on the one or more UE capabilities.