This disclosure describes methods, apparatus, and systems related to an OFDMA uplink resource allocation framework. An access point may determine a first trigger frame including one or more resource block identifications (RBIDs) associated with one or more resource units on a communication channel. The access point may assign at least one of the one or more RBIDs to at least one device of one or more devices. The access point may cause to send the first trigger frame to the least one device The access point may identify a resource request frame including at least in part a resource request indication associated with the at least one of the one or more RBIDs. The access point may assign one of the one or more resource units based at least in part on the resource request indication.