Complex sentence: Working together, the DDD, City of Hammond, and SLU secured $4,900,000 in capital outlay funds to restore the Columbia and to also purchase the adjacent old JC Penney building to provide additional space for dressing rooms, rehearsal space, and offices.
Split into simpler sentences: Working together, the DDD, City of Hammond, and Southeastern Louisiana University secured $4,900,000 in capital outlay funds to restore the Columbia and to also purchase the adjacent old JC Penney building. This would provide additional space for dressing rooms, rehearsal space, and offices.